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Early morning Rainbow !0/2/08 |
Lynn Christmas Island 10/3/08 |
Phil MOTS 10/3/08 |
Our next door neighbor 10/3/08 |
Rain shower on Christmas Island 10/3/08 |
Dawn Princess bow looking over Christmas Island Point 10/3/08 |
Approaching largest part of Christmas Island 10/3/08 |
Boat at anchor 10/3/08 |
Phil on bow 10/3/08 |
Crew area on bow 10/3/08 |
Video crew at work 10/3/08 |
Coral about 40' deep 10/3/08 |
Small boats moving about 10/3/08 |
Notice pier between boats 10/3/08 |
Note buildings on shore 10/3/08 |
Fuel Farm 10/3/08 |
GREEN! Note solar panels on building to the left 10/3/08 |
Lynn leaving Christmas Island 10/3/08 |
Keeping the ship looking good takes work 10/4/08 |
Gathering for the ritual of crossing the Equator 10/4/08 |
All activities need a band & MC 10/4/08 |
kING and Queen Neptune 10/4/08 |
The cast is ready 10/4/08 |
Queen gets things rolling 10/4/08 |
Fleas in the hair require removal 10/4/08 |
Really 10/4/08 |
Ready for another stunt 10/4/08 |
Must kiss the belly button 10/4/08 |
Ritual fish, must weigh 40lbs I do not have any idea what type it is 10/4/08 |
They haul the fish away 10/4/08 |
Sunset on the Equator 10/4/08 |
Sunset on the Equator 10/4/08 |
Sunset on the Equator 10/4/08 |
Moon out early right after Sunset Sunset on the Equator 10/4/08 |
A good looking mermaid 10/4/08 |
Ships flags for arrival in Bora Bora 10/6/08 |
Bora Bora ahead 10/6/08 |
On the Starboard entering Bora Bora 10/6/08 |
Job of today, get the lounge chairs out 10/6/08 |
Flowers on Bora Bora 10/6/08 |
Flowers on Bora Bora 10/6/08 |
Flowers on Bora Bora 10/6/08 |
Flowers on Bora Bora 10/6/08 |
Flowers on Bora Bora 10/6/08 |
Lynn and "Le Truck" 10/6/08 |
Lynn brightens up the sheet 10/6/08 |
Bread Fruit (large yellow things)10/6/08 |
Road side shops 10/6/08 |
Flowers on Bora Bora 10/6/08 |
Flowers on Bora Bora 10/6/08 |
Inside the open air shop 10/6/08 |
Lynn enjoys 10/6/08 |
Phil starts up Palm tree 10/6/08 |
Boat lift 10/6/08 |
Land Crabs 10/6/08 |
Coconut Plantation 10/6/08 |
Coconut Plantation 10/6/08 |
Flower Farm being picked for Hotels Flower blooms mid day 10/6/08 |
Lynn on one of our stops during tour 10/6/08 |
Flowers 10/6/08 |
Flowers close up of previous bush 10/6/08 |
Banana 10/6/08 |
Flower hedge row 10/6/08 |
A nicer home 10/6/08 |
More beauty 10/6/08 |
Lynn happy on the beach 10/6/08 |
Church of local denomination 10/6/08 |
Phil boards "Le Truck" 10/6/08 |
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Hotel over water 10/6/08 |
Some indigenous animal 10/6/08 |
Phil just looking good 10/6/08 |
Lynn outside the famous Bloody Mary's 10/6/08 |
Lynn drags herself away from bar in BM's 10/6/08 |
Outside Bloody Mary's 10/6/08 |
Bora Bora's fire department 10/6/08 |
The last tender is loaded for departure 10/6/08 |
On the Bridge Navigator and Captain discuss departure 10/6/08 |
The Pilot looks over a navigation/radar display 10/6/08 |
The Bridge is ready for departing Bora Boar-(left to right) Starboard Observer, Duty Officer, Captain, Navigator, Wheelman 10/6/08 |
Port Observer 10/6/08 |
Navigation display 10/6/08 |
Officers complete plan for departure 10/6/08 |
Pilot has ship; Captain on top of everything 10/6/08 |
Captain concerned about rowers approaching ships course 10/6/08 |
Not this boat, just a pretty picture from bridge 10/6/08 |
These are the rowers who cut across our bow, very little wiggle room 10/6/08 |
All officers attentive to clearing the harbor 10/6/08 |
Starboard side of Inlet 10/6/08 |
Phil and Captain Todd McBain as Phil leaves the Bridge after over an hour of observing how a big ship gets underway 10/6/08 |
Surprise Neighbor arriving Tahiti 10/7/08 |
Who's Flag 10/7/08 |
Who's Star 10/7/08 |
What does this say 10/7/08 |
Standard "Research" ship crew formation 10/7/08 |
A street in Papeete 10/7/08 |
Lynn waits for her Beer 10/7/08 |
Phil enjoying his mussels 10/7/08 |
Where we ate 10/7/08 |
Polynesian Night goodies arrive 10/7/08 |
Setting up the treats 10/7/08 |
Fruit carvings 10/7/08 |
More of the fruit carvings 10/7/08 |
MOTS 10/7/08 |
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Let the dancing begin 10/7/08 |
Our Band 10/7/08 |
Dinner companions and new Friends Paula & Stace 10/7/08 |
Our ship in port 10/7/08 |
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