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Jim Markowich | profile | all galleries >> Society Islands (April-May 2004) >> Bora Bora (May 2-5) tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Bora Bora (May 2-5)

Does it live up to the hype? Its water is sublimely colored, the snorkeling very nice, the terrain astounding, and off-season, it ain't very crowded at all. It was way sleepier than our guidebooks had led us to expect, which was fine with us.
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Bora Bora from the air on the boat at the airport (which is on a motu) that water! more of that water!
Can you imagine your folks taking you to Bora Bora on vacation as a kid? catamaran, Mt. Pahia back there cruise ship, near Vaitape pareus for sale, Vaitape
ring road, view of Mt. Pahia French-style leaving town sign, Mt. Pahia pastel church the northeast shore of Bora Bora from the car
The Moon Pension, where we stayed for three nights dark, but dramatic clouds striking plant breadfruit
close-up of breadfruit neat, orange plant-part church in Vaitape, in front of Mt. Pahia four-masted cruise schooner, Vaitape harbor
kids, Vaitape harbor bulldozer and bicyclist. Bora Bora is a living Drivers' Ed film... interior, Moon Pension, with a Skeeter Defeater in the lower right

interior, Moon Pension, with a Skeeter Defeater in the lower right

 interior, Moon Pension, with a Travel Tent

interior, Moon Pension, with a Travel Tent
A plate of passion fruit and star fruit, just picked and offered by Muna

A plate of passion fruit and star fruit, just picked and offered by Muna

 printed textiles, Vaitape more relatives' graves in the yard, Vaitape snorkeling spot, Matira Beach
about to snorkel ring road near the public beach at Matira painapo = pineapple hen at Moon's
these things were growing overhead in the Moon Pension yard burning palm fronds, Moon Pension sunset from Moon Pension
passion flower, Moon Pension Mt. Pahia, wreathed in clouds ...with the ring road in the foreground

...with the ring road in the foreground

 bulldozer, Vaitape harbor
lagoon-reflecting, turquoise clouds! looking at Bora Bora's lagoon sailboat, Bora Bora's lagoon Air Tahiti plane to Moorea
jet engine, Bora Bora from the air The motus along the northern coast of Taha'a
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Stan B 14-Nov-2006 13:12
Excellent photojournalistic style of pictures. I like your comments too. Actually, I would love to hear your story!
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