Bora Bora (image from Wikipedia) OK, I understand now - Bora Bora is lovely. However, I agree with many other cruise guests: Moorea is the more beautiful island, but Bora Bora has the best lagoon. That single entrance thru the atoll is natural. I understand why the US Navy had a base here during WW2. … Continue reading Bora Bora

Wow, it's been 14 days. We arrived in Tahiti, which completed the first phase of the world cruise. Some people only signed on for this much, so they departed and about 30 new folks started their cruise here. Yikes, that would have been a long flight... Yesterday we were in Moorea, the sister island of … Continue reading First Leg

Rangiroa (image from Wikipedia) Rangiroa is an atoll; a much older island compared to Nuku Hiva. I invite you to read the volcano island geology history section of the Atoll and Coral Reef wiki pages to understand how the islands age. Somewhere in the lagoon is a slowly sinking seamount. In the Lagoon A cool … Continue reading Rangiroa

Noon: 11deg 40min South, 143deg 30min West. Traveling from Nuku Hiva to Rangiroa. Funny how a single day visiting an island makes a sea day interesting again - even tho there were eight sea days before Nuku Hiva. Assorted thoughts: Haircut Since I moved to California in 2006, I've used the same barber. He's 10 … Continue reading Sea Day

We arrived in Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia, this morning. Since so many guests are already onshore, there is more room in the internet upload signal. I've added images to my earlier post and will update this post later. Nuku Hiva Nuku Hiva Nice Sailboat I'm never comfortable with involvement with "local cultural dancing". While I … Continue reading Nuku Hiva