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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

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

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:

Mo’orea Tropical Garden

Mo’orea Tropical Garden

Mo’orea Tropical Garden

After about half an hour or so we left the tropical garden and continued along our way.  Many more photo opportunities awaited us:

Mo’orea

Calm Cove