Saturday, November 5, 2016

Report #41 Uturoa, Raiatea, French Polynesia November 3, 2016 Thursday Part #3 Of 3 Sailaway 65 Pictures

The pictures go on………..

 

Clever graffiti (two tigers)

 

Terminal building

 

Huts for souvenir vendors

 

View of the town center

 

A woman or an octopus?

 

Naval boat

 

More building grafitti

 

Small boat marina

 

Polynesian On Location Team

 

Sail boat in the water

 

Party-goers

 

Watching the sail away from deck eight

 

Freighter off-loading

 

Quick way to get round

 

Polynesian On Location gal

 

Racing boats

 

Getting cloudy

 

Transporting an outrigger

 

A covered pontoon for snorkeling

 

Islet

 

Leaving the pier at Uturoa

 

Dock at Uturoa

 

Le Cubana Cafe

 

Hope to come back again someday

 

Naval vessel

 

The rock on shore

 

A Shell gas station

 

Tiny islet

 

More boats

 

Protestant Church

 

Several sailboats in the harbor

 

Mountain top

 

The airport

 

Sailing between the coral reef

 

Leaving Raiatea

 

Vacationers

 

A water taxi

 

Hotel on Tahaa

 

We think some beer is involved here

 

Speeding

 

A pearl hut out in the water

 

A dock for a small boat

 

A vacation island

 

Boater's paradise

 

Quiet island

 

Local family vacationing

 

A resort on the water

 

Very nice accommodations

 

View of Bora Bora

 

People waving as we went by

 

Party time

 

Sun setting soon

 

A church on Tahaa

 

Bora Bora

 

Church on the point

 

Great sunset tonight

 

We seldom see this view of Bora Bora

 

Going quickly

 

Sailing through a small opening in the reef

 

Leaving Tahaa behind

 

Almost 6:12pm

 

Very few clouds on the horizon

 

Will we see the green flash???

 

Nope, not this time

 

Heading towards Tahiti