Lynn and Phil's Travels

September 21, 2008 - January 31, 2009

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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

The Carver finishing up 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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