Category Archives: Society Islands 2013

Before heading off to rent our bikes, we saw these three dogs swimming from the village across the lagoon to a small Motu. A goodly distance of over a mile. We we’re told by one of the villagers that this … Continue reading →

A few more views as we motored down to the village. Iron Lady anchored off the village (always have to fit at least one shot of her in). Kim, Deb and I were off to town for a quick walkabout. … Continue reading →

After Daria’s departure, we had one week left before Kim had to leave so it was agreed that we would head off to Maupiti (which we had been hearing wonderful things about) for 3 or 4 days and then back … Continue reading →

Next we were off to the iconic Bora Bora where Daria would be leaving us so we let the gals program the activities. One of the things we had hoped was that Daria would get a chance to catch a … Continue reading →

After Raiaitea, it was off to her sister island, Tahaa. Plans called for the girls to goon a tour which included pearl farms and shopping. Steve and I decided to forgoe the tour and go fishing instead. Unfortunately, we didn’t … Continue reading →

About mid morning, our guide, Cedric, arrived on his boat with paddle boards in tow. First were a few lessons on how to properly board, stand up, and stay aboard a paddle board. If it looks like we were concentrating, … Continue reading →

Our next stop after Huahini was Raiatea. Like most of the Societies, Raiatea is volcanic with a surrounding barrier reef with a few passes in to the lagoon side. We entered thru Passe Toamaro and anchored off the small motu … Continue reading →

Many of you probably remember the movie “Castaway” with Tom Hanks. In the movie, he is stranded on a deserted tropical isle after the crash of a FedX 747 on which he was riding went down in a storm. One … Continue reading →