Polynesia 2007

A guitar band welcomes me in Tahiti

Inland view of Tahiti

The Place de Vai

March&eacute; de Papeete

Notre Dame Cathedral, Papeete

Local girl in Papeete

Exploring the countryside on Raiatea

This is how star fruit grows

Cloud covered mountains on Raiatea

Buying some star fruit from the farmer

Hibiscus flowers

Exotic vegetation on Raiatea

Pineapple in its natural environment

There is some blue color left in the lagoon

Mareae Taputapuatea, the largest holy place in Polynesia

Marae Hauviri at Marae Taputapuatea

Posing with The White Rock of Investiture on Marae Hauviri

Chilling out at Pension Tepua

View on the south side of Huahine

Super tourist on Huahine

Green is the only color on the island

Cycling is pretty safe here

Marae Rauhuru in Maeva on Huahine

Wild beach on the east side of Huahine

Cycling through the rough side of the island

The last fiery sunset on Huahine

First sight of Bora-Bora

Bora-Bora from the air

This what you see coming out of the airport building

Bora-Bora as we know it

On the ferry to my hostel

Endless resorts in Bora-Bora lagoon

The last sharp picture before my camera drowned

And this is the first pic with the disposable camera

Kayaking on the lagoon of Bora-Bora

Private little beach, private little canoe and the Bora Bora lagoon

Last view on Bora-Bora

Abandoned resort on a perfect place, there are not enough tourists on Moorea

On the beach at Chez Nelson on Moorea

Sunset at Chez Nelson on Moorea

Map of French Polynesia

A communal barbecue in our hostel on Rarotonga

Ron teaches me how to pull on a sail

Little motu off Muri Beach, Rarotonga

With this specimen, I learned how to open a coconut

The Saturday sailing race takes off, we won thanks to Ron

It takes about 3 hours to do the Cross Island Track

The rugged inland of Rarotonga

The Needle in the middle of the island

Children playing at Wigmore Waterfall

Nicola travelled with me to Aitutaki

With Nicola on Samade beach in the evening

View on Aitutaki lagoon from the lookout

School is out, children on Aitutaki

Nicola on the beach of Ee, a motu in Aitutaki lagoon

Presenting the pristine beach of Ee

We had the whole island to our self, nobody lives there

Playing around on Ee

Kayaking back to Aitutaki against the current

Map of the Cook Islands

Arrived on Mana island, Fiji

Northern beach on Mana, dark clouds

Mana Island in the Mamanuca group, view from the lookout

Japanese couple getting married at sunset beach, Mana Island

The smell of rotting seaweed is everywhere on Beachcomber Island

The beaches are dirty in Nadi, therefor the pool

Garden of the Sleeping Giant, Nadi

The pictures from the disposable cam are getting worse and worse

View from the Garden of the Sleeping Giant

Kula bird park near Sigatoka, they have iguanas too

Cumming Street, Suva

City park in Suva

Map of Fiji