Thursday, January 25, 2018

Report #24 Opunohu, Moorea, French Polynesia January 23, 2018 Tuesday Sailaway 83 degrees & Chance of Rain Part #4 Of 4 64 Pictures

Last of the photos…..


Moorea in the clouds

The Amsterdam will be leaving soon

Moorea Pearl Resort bungalows

Million dollar property

Surrounded by palms

Close to the water

One lone frigate

Waiting for the last tender boat

We saw kids swimming here before we left

The steeple of the church where we tendered

View of Opunohu Bay

Cars and boats

Nice back yards

This is a driveway to a garden up high – note the vehicle in the middle

Clouds were making the peaks dark

A sun haze blurred the pictures

Odd formation

Kayaker

Sharp peak

People were waiting for us to leave

A different angle

Little bit of sun left

Waiting for the showers

But they missed us

Different look depending on the sun’s position

A lasting memory

Quiet cove

Clear

Less clear

Better

Best place to be

In the water

Reflections

Sun will be setting soon

Moored boats

Moorea Pearl Resort

Walkway between the bungalows

Still in operation we assume

Exiting the reef

Losing the sunlight

Reef surrounding both bays

Kayakers followed us out

Stayed with us for a bit

Heading towards Bora Bora

The garden island

Getting further away

Better view of the huts

Cook’s Bay is to the left

Watching for dolphins

Never saw any

The ship that got our spot – the Europa

Much smaller than us

Owned by Hapag-Lloyd – 450 passengers

Where she is heading, nobody knows

Commercial ship

Last of the view

We have over 150 to 170 miles to the next island

Looks like a candle

Seldom see this many peaks of Moorea

Sun would set at 6:40pm

Too long to wait

Sun was hidden by a huge rain cloud

Flags coming down carefully

As good as it got