InterContinental Beachcomber Hotel
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Tom getting a
buzz cut |
Arriving in the Tuamotu Islands and joining the boat |
Major Wager
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Tate's First Fish
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Tom fishing in
the Tuamotu's
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The Yamaha dealer in Rangiroa
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Map of Rangiroa
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Tahiti
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This is Cam, our fishing guide and coach
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Master Chef Martha caught the largest shark
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Fishing guide and crew member Cam with a shark caught off the back boat deck
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Black Pearl Oyster Farm at Fakarava
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Our arrival in Moorea, Wednesday, Sept. 24th
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Returning from the
Flower Market
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Mr. Blanc, the head of tourism for Moorea, our tour guide and host
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Moorea is surrounded by a coral reef, then the sea drops off to 10,000 feet deep
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Major Wager in
Opunohu Bay
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The break in the reef where we entered Opunohu Bay
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Growing Pineapples
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Papaya
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Molly B
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Molly's photography
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Together in Paradise
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Visiting an agricultural station
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Moorea wildlife
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Tahitian hog lot
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Small birds on remote island in Moorea
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Friends Val Smith
and JR Russell
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Hazel Slowey and Martin Murray join us from Ireland
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Friends Lisa and TJ Johnson
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Moorean sun protection
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We swam with stingrays
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TJ befriends a stingray
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Molly with a stingray
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Sharks circling as we swim with the stingrays
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Swimming with the shark
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Swimming with the stingrays
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Jeremy photographing
the shark
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Another shark
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Swimming with the stingrays and blacktip sharks
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Stingray
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Lowering the listening device for humpbacks
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Listening to the male mating call
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It's humpback whale mating season!
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Friday night luau
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Tahitian Orchestra
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Our Captain Walter Rowan
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Tom with his favorite
hulla partner
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Kite surfing in Moorea
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Kit surfing in Moorea
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TJ's new toy
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Martin and Hazel
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Pilot Whales greeting us as we approach Huahine
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Arriving in Huahine
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Tropical Fish at Pearl Farm
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Wood Duck
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Local bus hut in Huahine, pop. 7,500
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Ceremonial Chair
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Ceremony of Sacrifice
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Mango Tree
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Giant Mango Tree
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Daily Baguette Delivery
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Unicorn Fish
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Sampling of local liquers
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Our adventure companions in Huahine, less JR
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Sacred worship site before the missionaries wiped out the traditional culture
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Sacred blue eyed
eels in Huahine
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Hazel's first ever
saltwater fish catch
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Huahine is a beautiful unspoiled island
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Molly captured a humpback breaching in the bay just near our anchored boat at Bora Bora
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It completely cleared the water - amazing!
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It was quite a show!
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It was quite a show!
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And the dolphin joined
in the fun
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Poor Martin, failing to catch a fish all week. We surprised him with a frozen turkey at the end of his line!
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Pretending Captain Cook
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Obviously French,
the local market
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Touring Bora Bora
by helicopter
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Val gave the boys speedos
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Val's first fish
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Pat's first fish
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Departing - final group shot
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The Major Wager
Captain and Crew
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The group's "Message
in a Bottle" delivered
to the sea
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My long time Bora Bora fishing buddy, Keith Olson and wife Diana
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Molly's first fish
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