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Oceania » French Polynesia » Bora Bora
November 26th 2014
Published: December 14th 2014
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Welcome back, I believe I left you last time as I headed to LAX ready to start the next leg of my small journey around the globe. After having dropped of my hire car I headed into the terminal to check in to my flight to Bora Bora, another 2709 miles to add to my total travelled so far. I located the Air Tahiti Nui desks and joined the queue. Sadly for this flight I was back to Economy Class and s... Read Full Entry



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Glad I'm not staying hereGlad I'm not staying here
Glad I'm not staying here
Quite a few old hotels are left to rot along with the rotting cars
Good succulents Good succulents
Good succulents
Where all the Peugeots come to dieWhere all the Peugeots come to die
Where all the Peugeots come to die
Away from the tourists, the houses tend to be littered with rotting French cars, chickens and dogs, a touch 'Welsh mountain farm' with coconuts.
Pretty coloursPretty colours
Pretty colours
Pétanque with a viewPétanque with a view
Pétanque with a view
Right, now some scenery shotsRight, now some scenery shots
Right, now some scenery shots
Lots of views as I took a walk around the island coming up
Distant peaksDistant peaks
Distant peaks
Don't stand under the palm treesDon't stand under the palm trees
Don't stand under the palm trees
Tropical roadsTropical roads
Tropical roads
The opposite side of the islandThe opposite side of the island
The opposite side of the island
Aponapu bayAponapu bay
Aponapu bay
Looking down to Fitiiu pointLooking down to Fitiiu point
Looking down to Fitiiu point
Watch out for dogs and chickensWatch out for dogs and chickens
Watch out for dogs and chickens
Tiaré FlowerTiaré Flower
Tiaré Flower
The beautiful flower found all over the island, and also behind the ears of many a local
Low hanging fruitLow hanging fruit
Low hanging fruit
More dead French carsMore dead French cars
More dead French cars
Scrap metal dealers might do well in French Polynesia.
Preparing the Ahima'aPreparing the Ahima'a
Preparing the Ahima'a
The Aga of the South seas
Stunning silhouette Stunning silhouette
Stunning silhouette
Mt Otemanu waves goodbyeMt Otemanu waves goodbye
Mt Otemanu waves goodbye
Time to goTime to go
Time to go
My last view of the island, I didn't want to leave
Departure lounge at Papeete airportDeparture lounge at Papeete airport
Departure lounge at Papeete airport
The first open air departure lounge I've experienced, rather nice, goodbye Tahiti..



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Monique in Motion
Monique Nelson

Great Photograph and You're a Fun Blogger to Read
Just a note to say that I enjoyed this photo--nice composition; also, your blog is well-written, and I like the humor you pepper throughout. Best, Monique Nelson

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