Tahiti

The Island of Tahiti is commonly used for the name of the country, but actually Tahiti is the name of the biggest Island of the country French Polynesia. This vacation was more of a relax-in-a-resort type of vacation, where the main attraction for me was the scuba diving. So that's what the large majority of the pictures are. Other than venturing out to the Carrefour, the Tahitian version of a Costco, to get snacks and …

I did 3 days of morning dives with Top Dive, the dive operation on the resort property. They, and the dives, were fantastic. Coral is very similar to Hawaii, no big soft corals, but seems to be in much better shape. There is a greater variety and abundance of fish, however. I had a camera malfunction on the first day so I did not get any pictures that day, but we ended up going back …

A day trip to Bora Bora was no small thing. Had to be at the airport for a 7 am hour long flight. The Bora Bora airport is on a separate islet, so you must take a ferry to wherever you want to go on/around Bora Bora. Bora Bora from PlaneBora Bora from AirportBora Bora from Ferry We had to meet a small charter boat at the ferry harbor on the main island. In that …

For our last full day on Tahiti, I went on a 1 hour Jet Ski tour (did not bring camera) where we just cruised around and spotted some dolphins and looked for whales (did not find any). Then I finally did something I had been hoping to do for the whole trip and that was to go snorkeling at night on the reef under our bungalow. And I am so glad I did! I started …