Moorea

Antoine's view

The cruising sailboats who tie up at the quay of Papeete turn their back to the busy town, and face one of the most beautiful sights in the world : the spectacular, jagged silhouette of Moorea, Tahiti's "sister" island ; no wonder many of the visitors who come to Tahiti, as well as many Tahitians themselves spend there their spare time : Moorea is a sort or virgin copy of Tahiti, spectacular mountains and bays, white sands beaches more numerous than around Tahiti, mountainsides almost completely preserved from the gangrene of the housing developments - sometimes luxurious - that climb the mountainsides of Tahiti

Moorea, is preserved, peaceful, an ideal setting for moments of happiness. As my catamaran's shallow draught allows me to take waterwayqs that are usually reserved to motorboats, I have recently spent weeks on end exploring the vast turquoise lagoons that lie around Moorea, and confirmed once more the advice I give to all my friends when they ask me for help for their first trip to Tahiti :

As soon as your plane lands in Papeete, take the small plane that will bring you in a few minuts to Moorea; there, on the white sand of quiet Vaiare bay, suddenly diving into an unforgettable image of yesteryear's Polynesia, you will forget the length and the tiring cgaracter of your flight... Then you'll visit the Leeward islands, maybe the Tuamotu, before discovering the charms of the main island (which are in fact numerous) a few days before taking your plane home... But it's in Moorea, spectacular and preserved, that your heart will

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