| From Tahiti we motored across a glass sea to Moorea |
| Historic Cook's Bay on Moorea's east coast |
| The island is high enough to make its own clouds |
| Moorea is wet enough to create rainbows in the ground mist |
| Pretty magical looking |
| Tahiti and her isles are all volcanic, the youngest of all the French Polynesias |
| On Raiatea we found a boatyard to haul us out |
| We line up for our first hauling up a slipway |
| First a cradle is positioned underneath the boat |
| Additional lumber props up and levels the support |
| And a tractor hauls the boat out of the water up a shallow incline |
| You might say we needed a bath! All in preparation for us to repaint the bottoms of the hulls |
| From Raiatea we sailed across the channel to Taha'a |
| Bora Bora from a distance, seen from our anchorage at the edge of the reef N of Taha'a |
| The breaking barrier reef encirces both Raiatea and Taha'a |
| Yep, another resort |
| Bora Bora seen from Taha'a |
| A hike to the summit of Taha'a |
| What a great view! |
| Beyond the deep finger bay the ocean can be seen |
| Approaching Bora Bora from the sea |
| Stunning view of the encircling reef from the lookout at Bora Bora |
| The anchorage off "Bloody Mary's", a favorite and storied restaurant |
| Bora Bora watercolor |
| At long last! Leaving French Polynesia astern, Bob very happily cuts the cord that Customs used to lock our liquor cabinet |