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Bora Bora, Polynesia

January 19th 2014
January 18,19, 2014 Overnight we cruised to Bora Bora for a 2 day stop. No dock here so we had to “ tender” out and back to the ship. This is a very beautiful place with only about 5600 residents primarily supporting the tourist business. As this was a USA supply base in the 1940’s they built a runway that is still used today for inter- island flights. Most of the big names in hotels and ... read more
Oceania » French Polynesia » Bora Bora

French Polynesian Flag 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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