Diving in Fiji in Somosomo Straits, October 6, 2008

Beautiful reefs, crystal clear water!
Colorful soft coral
Longnose hawkfish
Oriental Sweet lips
A garden of soft corals

Beautiful Bora Bora

Many over water bungalows surround this island



Bora Bora with all the shades of blue!
Lush gardens everywhere!
Rob and Clarissa on our cruise around the island

Raiatea

Kauhale Kai bell on the foredeck
Dance party on the aft deck complete with disco ball!
Good friends, Larry and Bruce!
Bruce playing his guitar!
Our view as we pulled into our anchorage
Happy cruisers!

Huahine

Hiking to archaeological sites
Rob sacrificing himself!
Typical view along the road

Larry trying to juggle on the beach
Another delicious dinner on the aft deck!

Moorea

Rob and Clarissa also joined us in Papeete
Anchoring in Moorea
Good waves and many surfers at Haapiti, Moorea

Arriving in Papeete, Tahiti

The outer reefs provided many days of crowd free surfing

Our view of Moorea from the marina when we arrived in Papeete
A beautiful anchorage off the island of Tahiti
Our friends, Bruce and Jacquie joined us in Papeete

Fakarava black pearls, Tuamotu Islands

We visited a pearl farm and came away with a handful of colorful, shimmering pearls!

Faite, Tuamotus August 8, 2008

Walking through the town, a typical setting
A striking contrast of vibrant colors
A young boy flying his kite.....Larry helped by making a plastic tail out of a bag in the trash bin!
Incredible snorkeling with the outgoing tide, but no surf was to be found this day!
Just another stunning sunset in paradise!

Fakarava, Tuamotu Islands

Idyllic island setting
More colorful fish
Trigger fish
Morey eel
Cocktail time at sunset!

Incredible scuba diving in Fakarava

Lots and lots of fish!
I found 2 perfect cowry shells but left them in the sea as there were living creatures inside!
Schools of black and white tipped reef sharks surrounded us from all directions
Just another friendly shark!
Spotted eagle ray