Wired in French Polynesia

:: Tuesday, April 12th, 2005 @ 1:49:12 am

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paradise incomplete
It sure is purty here. Blues upon turqoise blues settle into layers of calm off in the distance. There is a palpable slowing of the heart, of breathing, of thinking…

Lucien met me at the airport in Tahiti last week, and has been a gracious host. We spent a few days in Fakarava, one of the ends of the earth, and are now in Rangiroa, which is equally as beautiful. On Thursday, I board the Akademik Shokalskiy in Tahiti for 13 days of cruising in the Tuamotus. I fully expect to see lots of sharks.

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Partial eclipse, as seen through eclipse glasses (Tahiti)

Aerial view of an island in the Tuamotus

Maitai Dream, on Fakarava Island

Marisa and Noy, on the pier (Maitai Dream, Fakarava)

Self portrait (Maitai Dream, Fakarava)

View of the lagoon, with coconut trees (Maitai Dream, Fakarava)

Black pearl extraction from an oyster (Fakarava)

Sometimes, there are a lot of fish in the water (Fakarava Dive Center)

Viw of the lagoon at low tide (Maitai Dream, Fakarava)

A school of bannerfish (Fakarava Dive Center)

A rainbow touches down at the end of the pier (Maitai Dream, Fakarava)

A grove of coconut trees (Maitai Dream, Fakarava)

I only sat here for ten minutes (Maitai Dream, Fakarava)

Grey reef shark with pilotfish (Fakarava Dive Center)

Fishies (Fakarava Dive Center)

Fiery orange sky (Maitai Dream, Fakarava)

:: 6 comments (rss)

1. posted by kennyliu on Tue, April 12, 2005 @ 9:33 pm

   is that a silhouette of adam tow??

2. posted by akanie on Wed, April 13, 2005 @ 10:02 am

   tahiti is so beautiful…

3. posted by angela on Thu, April 14, 2005 @ 2:25 pm

   Ohmigod, those pictures make we want to travel sooo baaaad… Damn my land-locked position! ;)

4. posted by randomguru on Mon, April 18, 2005 @ 7:29 pm

   beautiful! ok, i’m official envious! ;oP

5. posted by andrew on Mon, April 25, 2005 @ 6:11 pm

   how did you get the thin corona(?)-like line around the silhouette? That’s pretty cool!

6. posted by Brenda on Thu, June 23, 2005 @ 6:52 pm

   We stayed at the Maitai for our Honeymoon. It was so amazing. I love your pictures!

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