Aerials South Pacific

Malekula, Vanuatu	Malekula, Vanuatu	North coast of Malekula, Vanuatu	Descent for Santo over northern Malekula
North coast of Malekula, Vanuatu	Malekula with the small islands of Vao, Atchin, Wala and Rano	Ambrym, Vanuatu	VanuatuOct12 0024.jpg
Tutuba Island, Vanuatu	Northwest coast of Tutuba, Vanuatu	Amazing blue water off Tutuba, Vanuatu	Tutuba, Vanuatu
Final approach to Santo-Pekoa (SON/NVSS) Airport - Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu	Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu	Coastal road of Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu	Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
Airborne from Pekoe Airport, Espiritu Santo-Vanuatu	Luganville Channel with the island of Aore	Remains of the World War II American airbase at Luganville	Coastal Road, Espiritu Santo-Vanuatu
Pacific Gas Tanker moored in the Luganville Channel, Vanuatu	Pacific Gas Tanker moored in the Luganville Channel, Vanuatu	Aore Island, Vanuatu	Aore Island, Vanuatu
Aore Island, Vanuatu	Aore Island, Vanuatu	Mitchell's Beach, Aore Island, Vanuatu	Looking across Aore to Malo Island, Vanuatu
Bokissa Private Island Resort, Vanuatu	Bokissa with Aore and Malo Islands, Vanuatu	Bokissa Private Island Resort, Vanuatu	East coast of Malo, Vanuatu
Small islands off the east coast of Malo, Vanuatu	Small islands off the east coast of Malo, Vanuatu	Wala Island off the coast of Malekula, Vanuatu	Wala Island off the coast of Malekula, Vanuatu
Wala Island off the coast of Malekula, Vanuatu	Small island just south of Faroun, Malekula-Vanuatu	Southern Malekula, Vanuatu	Small island just south of Faroun, Malekula-Vanuatu
Small island just south of Faroun, Malekula-Vanuatu	VanuatuOct12 0500.jpg	VanuatuOct12 0501.jpg	Moso Island forming the north side of Havana Harbor - Efaté
Moso Island forming the north side of Havana Harbor - Efaté	Blue water and cliffs of Lelapa Island, Vanuatu	Blue water and cliffs of Lelapa Island, Vanuatu	Lelapa Island, Vanuatu
Lelapa Island, Vanuatu	Havannah Harbor Marina, Efaté-Vanuatu	Northwest Coast of Efaté	Efaté Ring Road, Mangaliliu-Vanuatu
Devil's Point Road, Efaté-Vanuatu	Efaté Ring Road, Mele Maat, Vanuatu	Hideaway Island, Mele Bay, Efaté-Vanuatu	Mele Village, Efaté-Vanuatu
Mele Village, Efaté-Vanuatu	Mele Village and Hideaway Island, Efaté-Vanuatu	Beneath the final approach for Runway 11 at Port Vila-Vanuatu (VLI)	Cattle Ranch with a small waterhole, Efaté-Vanuatu
Cattle seeking shade beneath the palm trees, Efaté-Vanuatu	Takeoff from Port Vila for Tanna	Mountains of central Efaté-Vanuatu	Farmland, Efaté-Vanuatu
Enten Lagoon, Port Vila, Vanuatu	Efaté Ring Road heading east from Port Vila	Enten Lagoon, Port Vila, Vanuatu	South Coast of Efaté, Vanuatu
South Coast of Efaté, Vanuatu	North end of Tanna Island, Vanuatu	West coast of Tanna on descent for the airport	Blue Hole Beach, Tanna-Vanuatu
White Grass Ocean Resort, Tanna-Vanuatu	Takeoff from Tanna for the flight back to Port Vila	West Coast of Tanna, Vanuatu	West Coast of Tanna, Vanuatu
Rocky west coast of Tanna, Vanuatu	Rocky west coast of Tanna, Vanuatu	Tanna Airport, Vanuatu	Tanna Airport, Vanuatu
Tanna Evergreen Resort, Vanuatu	Tafea, Vanuatu	VanuatuOct12 1149.jpg	Tafea, Vanuatu
Southern Efaté, Vanuatu	Eratep Island, Vanuatu	Point on Efaté, Vanuatu	South of Port Vila, Efaté, Vanuatu
Bay south of Port Vila, Vanuatu	Port Vila, Vanuatu	Port Vila, Vanuatu	Erakor Island Resort, Vanuatu
The lagoon south of Port Vila, Efaté, Vanuatu	Le Lagon Resort, Efaté, Vanuatu	Port Vila, Vanuatu	Iririki Resort and the Port Vila Waterfront, Vanuatu
Iririki Resort and the Port Vila Waterfront, Vanuatu	Port Vila Waterfront, Vanuatu	Aerial view of the superyacht Phocea, Vila Bay, Efaté-Vanuatu	Downtown Port Vila, Vanuatu
Port Vila, Vanuatu	Port Vila, Vanuatu	Port Vila, Vanuatu	Sandbar at the river outlet near the airport, Port Vila
Sandbar at the river outlet near the airport, Port Vila	Efaté Ring Road leading to Mele	Jungle on the edge of Port Vila	Efaté River, Port Vila
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FijiOct12 1117.jpg	FijiOct12 1118.jpg	Airborne from Tahiti	Papeete, Tahiti
Port of Papeete, Tahiti	Papeete is the capital of French Polynesia	Papeete, Tahiti	Tahiti is the main island of French Polynesia
The island of Moorea lies just 17km west of Tahiti	Arriving in Moorea by air	Moorea's reef lies 700m offshore in places	Shallow waters off Moorea
Moorea	Approach to Moorea Airport	Moorea, French Polynesia	Moorea Green Pearl Golf Course
Northeast coast of Moorea	Northeast coast of Moorea	Overflight of Raiatea enrolee to Bora Bora	The sister islands of Raiatea and Taha'a share a single lagoon
Raiatea and Taha'a	Taha'a Private Island and Spa off the west coast of Taha'a	Taha'a, French Polynesia	Taha'a Lagoon
Bora Bora comes into sight	Bora Bora, French Polynesia	Intercontinental, Bora Bora	Le Meridien, Bora Bora
St Regis Resort, Bora Bora	The eastern barrier islands of Bora Bora with the Intercontinental, Le Meridien and the St. Regis Resorts	Northeastern lagoon, Bora Bora	Eastern motus (barrier islands), Bora Bora
The deep blue sea surrounds the turquoise lagoon of Bora Bora	NE Lagoon, Bora Bora	Four Seasons, Bora Bora	Four Seasons, Bora Bora
Most of the major resorts are on the barrier islands rather on Bora Bora itself	Polynesians call these small barrier islands "Motu"	The main island of Bora Bora enshrouded in cloud and surrounded by a turquoise lagoon	Northern lagoon, Bora Bora
Bora Bora, French Polynesia	Sit on the left side inbound from Tahiti or Moorea	Bora Bora Airport (BOB/NTTB), French Polynesia	Bora Bora airport was constructed in 1943 to support the US Military during WWII
Bora Bora's airport, built on a motu, has a runway only 1500m (4900 ft) long, so intercontinental flights must land in Tahiti	Abeam the numbers, Runway 11, Bora Bora	Believe it or not, they call that Runway 17, 3000 feet	Short Final, Runway 11, Bora Bora
Liftoff from Bora Bora - sit on the right side	Bora Bora, French Polynesia	Departing runway 11, Bora Bora	Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Boat captains in the lagoon had better watch out for the shallow reefs	East coast of Bora Bora where my hotel was located	East coast of Bora Bora	Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Goodbye Bora Bora	Out the side window, Bora Bora	Le Meridien and Intercontinental, Bora Bora	Le Meridien and Intercontinental, Bora Bora
Eastern barrier islands, Bora Bora	Bora Bora, French Polynesia	Le Meridien and Intercontinental, Bora Bora	Eastern barrier islands, Bora Bora
Bora Bora, French Polynesia	Bora Bora, French Polynesia	Bora Bora, French Polynesia	Climbing away from Bora Bora
Taha'a, French Polynesia	Taha'a, a similar appearance to Bora Bora, but much less developed	Taha'a, French Polynesia	Taha'a, French Polynesia
Taha'a, French Polynesia	Passing over Tikehau bound for Rangiroa	These northern islands are true atolls with no remnants of the high volcanoes remaining above the lagoon	Tikehau, Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia
Tikehau, French Polynesia	Tikehau, French Polynesia	Rangiroa's massive lagoon, 1446 square km	A small reef inside Rangiroa's lagoon
Rangiroa Lagoon	Rangiroa Airport, French Polynesia (RGI/NTTG) - 2100m	Avatoru Pass, Rangiroa	Turning final over the Avatoru Pass, Rangiroa
Large motu on the west side of the Avatoru Pass, Rangiroa	Avatoru Pass, Rangiroa	Avatoru, the main settlement on Rangiroa	Avatoru, French Polynesia - population 700
Turquoise waters of Rangiroa Lagoon, French Polynesia	Rangiroa, French Polynesia	Rangiroa, French Polynesia	The main island of Rangiroa is actually divided into many small motus
Landing in Rangiroa	Rangiroa, French Polynesia	Rangiroa, French Polynesia	Collège de Avatoru, Rangiroa
Departing Rangiroa for Papeete via Tikehau	Apron at Rangiroa with an Air Tahiti ATR	Rangiroa Lagoon, French Polynesia	The atoll of Rangiroa seems barely wide enough for the airport
Avatoru Pass, Rangiroa	Rangiroa, French Polynesia	West side of Rangiroa Lagoon	Rangiroa, French Polynesia
Rangiroa, French Polynesia	Rangiroa, French Polynesia	Rangiroa, French Polynesia	Rangiroa, French Polynesia
Rangiroa, French Polynesia	Le Lagun Bleu, Rangiroa	The Blue Lagoon, Rangiroa	The Blue Lagoon, Rangiroa
The Blue Lagoon, Rangiroa	The Blue Lagoon, Rangiroa	Le Lagun Bleu, Rangiroa	Only 13 km of open ocean separates Rangiroa from the neighbouring atoll of Tikehau to the west
Tikehau, French Polynesia	Tikehau, French Polynesia	Tikehau, French Polynesia	Tikehau, French Polynesia
Tikehau, French Polynesia	Tikehau, French Polynesia	Tikehau Lagoon	Tikehau Lagoon
Tikehau Lagoon	Tikehau, French Polynesia	Tikehau, French Polynesia	Tikehau, French Polynesia
Landing at Tikehau for a brief stop enroute to Papeete	Tikehau, French Polynesia	Tikehau, French Polynesia	Tikehau, French Polynesia
Tikehau, French Polynesia	Tikehau, French Polynesia	Makatea - Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia	Tahiti comes back into view
Tahiti, French Polynesia	Point Venus with its black sand beaches, Tahiti	North coast of mountainous Tahiti	Matavai Bay, Tahiti
Pīra'e, Tahiti	'Ārue, Tahiti	'Ārue, Tahiti	Nearing Papeete on approach to Tahiti's Faaa Airport
Matavai Bay, Tahiti	Tahiti, French Polynesia	Tahiti, French Polynesia	Tahiti, French Polynesia
Tahiti, French Polynesia	Suburban Papeete, north shore of Tahiti	Suburban Papeete, north shore of Tahiti	Pīra'e, Tahiti
Ta'aone Hospital, Pīra'e, Tahiti	Ta'aone Hospital, Pīra'e, Tahiti	Taunoa, suburban Papeete	Papeete, Tahiti
Papeete, Tahiti	Papeete, Tahiti	Papeete, Tahiti	Papeete, Tahiti
Papeete, Tahiti	Papeete, Tahiti	Port of Papeete, Tahiti	Port of Papeete, Tahiti
Port of Papeete, Tahiti	Papeete, Tahiti	Papeete, Tahiti	Papeete, Tahiti
Papeete, Tahiti	Final Approach runway 22, Faaa Airport, Tahiti	West end of New Caledonia	New Caledonia
New Caledonia	New Caledonia	New Caledonia	New Caledonia
New Caledonia	New Caledonia	NewCaledonia Sep19 17.jpg	NewCaledonia
NewCaledonia Sep19 19.jpg	Arrival into Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	iPNG Jun19 633.jpg	iPNG Jun19 946.jpg
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Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	Hanuabada, Port Moresby, PNG	Tatana Island, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	Tatana Island, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Tatana Island, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	Rainbow Heights, Port Moresby, PNG	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Hubert Murray Highway, Port Moresby PNG	Hoskings, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea	Kimbe Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea	New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea	Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea	Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea	Kokopo, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Departing Tokua Airport, East New Britain, PNG	East New Britain, Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	Bootless Inlet, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Bootless Inlet, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	Fatutaka (S11 54 26/E170 11 18) - Santa Cruz Archipelago, Solomon Islands	Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu	Channel between Malo and Malampa, Vanuatu