Moorea, Tahiti
Moorea is a smaller island about ten miles away. We left Papeete on Tuesday morning and motored, as there was no wind. Moorea is spectacular, even more so than Tahiti. The mountain peaks are very high and jagged and the slopes are covered with pineapple plantations. The island is surrounded by a reef and bordered by white sand beaches and turquoise lagoons. We passed the famous Cook's Bay but anchored in opunhu Bay, where captain Cook actually anchored in 1777. W...