French Polynesia

In June, Edith and I decided to get away for a couple of weeks so we went to French Polynesia since we have friends who live in Papeete on the island of Tahiti.

We spent a few days in Papeete and while there we popped over to Moorea which is just a 1/2 hour ferry ride to stay with new friends at their beach house. Then we flew to Fakarava, a tiny atoll in the Tuamotu archipeligo. On that island we stayed in a tiny little hut right on the water (see pictures). The lagoon was gorgeous and so full of fish. I did four dives in the Pass (where the lagoon connects to the sea) and saw the most amazing variety of corals, plants, fish and... sharks! Next we flew to Rangiora which is the principal atoll in Tuamotu. After Fakarava, Rangiora was a bit of a disappointment but beautiful none the less. We took a boat across the lagoon and went to the "Blue Lagoon" which is basically a lagoon within the lagoon (I love that word, lagoon).

You can see some of our pics if you really feel like it.

Everything went well except that Edith's ankles got swollen on the way over and she struggled a bit with the heat. But it was still a wonderful trip.

By the way, I didn't buy Edith the necklace she is wearing in one of the pictures. I couldn't quite get the $200,000 together. Maybe next time. She had to settle for an ordinary old pair of perfect tear drop pearl earrings. Poor girl.