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April 7, 2017 · 5:35 am

Fun Photo Friday — Mo’orea Favorites Part 2

Mount Tohivea

The most outstanding feature visible throughout much of the tour would simply have to be Mount Tohivea. You’ll notice that I had a bit of an infatuation with capturing it with the ever-changing mist swirling around its features. You’ll notice several more such shots in today’s Fun Photo Friday gallery below. Many thanks to FranckyFranck Tours for making this such a wonderful outing. Next week we hit our last stop before returning home on this 28-day cruise, Papeete. Until then:

Palm Fronds

Mount Tohivea

This is the Life

Beach Scene

Passing Tenders

Mount Tohivea

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April 5, 2017 · 12:00 am

Port 8 Mo’orea — Looping around the island

Angry surf

Our journey around the island of Mo’orea continued late into the afternoon. One photo stop included a charming little church in Ha’apiti on the southwestern shore. This is the Sainte Famille Catholic Church:

Ha’apiti Sainte Famille Catholic Church

Ever wonder about tropical French Polynesian real estate? On Mo’orea it appears to come with some really great views and a heck of a green yard:

Mo’orea real estate — Not a bad view!

Panoramic shots are also fun to take here:

Mo’orea Panoramic

More shots from around beautiful Mo’orea:

Mo’orea Mist

Beach resort

Crown Princess in Mo’orea

Mo’orea

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April 3, 2017 · 5:35 am

Port 8 Mo’orea — Tropical garden and vanilla bean plantation

Mo’orea mountains

We continued high into the mountainous interior. Our next FranckyFranck tour destination would be a tropical garden which also contains a vanilla bean plantation. Along the way we stopped several times to spot various fruits and other flora, such as these pineapples:

Mo’orea pineapple

And we also saw along the way a soursop tree:

Soursop

At the tropical garden/vanilla bean plantation we were treated to a vibrant display of colorful flowers, as well as a tasting of various treats made on the plantation. Here are some of the flowers: