Moorea

This pristine bay is visited by whales in Sept.  They come from the South Pole area and usually don't mix with the Humpbacks that visit Hawaii from the North in Feb.

The peak on the right was photo shopped in the movie South Pacific for Bali Hi.
In Hawaii they point to a peak near Princeville as the one that was used to photo shop Bali Hi. 

Huahine

Happu Bay accommodated our cruise ship.  There was a Club Med on the island that closed down in 2008.  This area is too remote to be over developed.  Hawaii gets as many visitors in one day as all of French Polynesia gets all season.  The result is less crowds and the coral is still brilliant in many areas.

Bora Bora

It is a beautiful island.  A friend tried to climb it but the locals wanted a fee to take him through some private land.  After snorkeling, there is not much to do here. 

South Sea Paradise

This a is private island of Paul Gauguin Cruise line off Taha's.   We can see Bora Bora in the distance from Taha's.

Survivor Beach from TV series

Black Biting Flies prevented the people from sleeping on the beach.  They slept on the boat according to our guide. 

Fakarava, French Polynesia

Fakarava

Location of Fakarava Atoll in the Pacific

Fakarava, Havaiki-te-araro, Havai'i or Farea is an atoll in the west of the Tuamotu group in French Polynesia. It is the second largest of the Tuamotu atolls. The nearest land is Toau Atoll, which lies 14 km to the northwest.  Fakarava has 701 inhabitants; the main village is called Rotoava. /wikipedia