Stories from Pacific Islands

Last Day in Paradise – Snorkeling with Sharks

Transportation on Moorea Before I go get into the story of our last day, I need to give special kudos to Tetua Holozet who provided all our transportation on Moorea and even called to a friend on Tahiti , so…

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snorkel from bungalow

Moorea- God has created a fabulous world !!

Today was what I would call a perfect vacation day full of the glory of God’s Creation.  It started with a  buffet breakfast and the requisite custom omelet. Paddle Board Next, I faced my fears and took out a stand…

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butterfly-fish-moorea

Moorea day 3 – Sunshine!

The sun came out today as we moved from our very cool cabana in the jungle to an over-the-water bungalow.  We couldn’t be in French Polynesia with trying out this experience, could we?  We will be at the Moorea Lagoon…

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fenua mataioa suite

Moorea Fenua Mata i oa

Fenua Mataioa is our hotel for the first two nights on the island of Moorea. Since it is raining, I have time to describe things in a bit more detail. After 30 hours or so of travelling, (layover in Chicago…

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First two days- Perfect Hawaii itinerary

One week on Maui and one week on Kauai. My suggestion is that you don’t plan less than a week per island. We started the trip off with a bang. We biked down the Haleakala volcano. The this works is…

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Maui and Kauai – The Perfect Itinerary

We went to Hawaii for our 25th anniversary. How trite. We did however make up for it a bit by planning the best 2 week itinerary you could imagine. It was nearly perfect !! In this first post, I will…

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