Lookout point to Tahiti from Moorea

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.…


Anterhynchium rufipes

Anterhynchium rufipes

Anterhynchium rufipes is native to Moorea. -17.541703149.820929


Giant fern (Angiopteris evecta)

Giant fern (Angiopteris evecta)

In the interior and higher elevations of Moorea this giant fern (Angiopteris evecta) is common in the forest. Looking…


Philippine Ground Orchid (Spathoglottis plicata)

Philippine Ground Orchid (Spathoglottis plicata)

Some will know the Philippine ground orchid (Spathoglottis plicata) from the florist, and it grows commonly here in the…


Moorea caldera

Moorea caldera

Moorea has dramatic and sharp peaks, and is as breathtking when viewed like here from inside the caldera as it is from…


Oponohu Bay, Moorea

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…