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Moorea
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Although close to Papeete, the population of Moorea is only about
12,000. Moorea was much more of what I expected a tropical island to be than was Tahiti. Moorea had lush tropical vegetation and white sand beaches. The view above is Moorea at sunrise. |
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This is a view of the coastline near the entrance to Cook's
Bay. Moorea is a volcanic island and over time, the rim of the volcanoes eroded, allowing bays to form. |
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While I was in Moorea, the
Renaissance 4 anchored in Cook's Bay. Mount Rotui (about 900 meters high) is in the background. |
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On Moorea, I took a ride around
the island with Sonja and Jeremy, new friends who I met on the cruise. |
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We drove to the Belvedere where
we had an excellent view of the island. This is a view of Opunohu Bay with Mount Rotui on the right. |
