Snorkeling in Bora Bora

View from the zodiacs with the MV Clipper Odyssey in the distance

October 29th 2008
Today I shared the water with Polynesian bottle nosed dolphins!! We were out in the zodiac scouting for a drift snorkeling site when I saw a fin in the water - then two then three. All of a sudden a dolphin jumped into the air three feet from the zodiac! We were driving through a channel in Rangiroa, the second largest atoll in the Marquesas. We were looking to see how quickly the water was r ... read more

Oceania » French Polynesia » Rangiroa

The French annexed various Polynesian island groups during the 19th century. In September 1995, France stirred up widespread protests by resuming nuclear testing on the Mururoa atoll after a three-year moratorium. The tests were suspended in January ... ... read more

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Michelle Van Slack

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I am a full believer that "Life is a daring adventure or nothing." This personal philosophy has taken my marketing career along the west coast of the US from Alaska to San Diego and more recently, aboard the expedition ship MV Clipper Odyssey, where I am Cruise Director, Assistant Cruise Director, or Assistant Expedition Leader. The ship takes about a year to travel around the entire Pacific Ocean and meet the ship in various locations. In the last few months I have been in the South Pacific, New Zealand, Japan, China, and South Korea. I feel very blessed to live the life I lead. I think it is... full info

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