11 Jul 2010
My life as a dog on Anaa
My host had two dogs, and such harmonoius dogs! Being a total stranger I would suspect a greeting of loud barks and jumping to and fro. Not these dogs!…
11 Jul 2010
Anaa shell desert
Some areas the shelldunes stretched far and wide, and it resembled a desert more than an atoll. The enormity of shells deposited is is a grand display of how…
11 Jul 2010
Anaa shell dunes
In the lagoon there are huge deposits of shells in formations similar to what you see in the snowy and windswept mountains in winter. The different ages of…
11 Jul 2010
Anaa ocean channel
This is one of many openings in the chain of dry land and during storm surges the ocean will flood through here and rearrange shores and islets and deposit…
11 Jul 2010
Anaa coral reef
Anaa is incredibly diverse, and here the coral dominates the landscape. The outrcops are fossilized coral or limestone.
10 Jul 2010
In for landing on the Anaa atoll
Anaa is 1 hour 20 minutes flight from Tahiti, and is one of the closest of the atolls in the Tuamotu archipelago and the location for the viewing of the 2010…
9 Jul 2010
Lookout point to Tahiti from Moorea
Overlooking the coral reef and lagoon in the foreground and the deep ocean between Moorea and Tahiti in the distance. Tahiti has mountains more then 2000…
9 Jul 2010
Moorea caldera
Moorea has dramatic and sharp peaks, and is as breathtking when viewed like here from inside the caldera as it is from the ocean. There are several hiking…
8 Jul 2010
Oponohu Bay, Moorea
Facing west by the river mouth. One of few places I did not see any houses or man made structures. Almost all of the seaside around the island is developed -…