Day 31- Moorea- Sat, Mar 17, 2018
It is a picture perfect day in Moorea. Perhaps the most beautiful island we have
visited. The island has peaks rising
from the sea to 3600 feet, covered with lush vegetation, overlooking a
beautiful lagoon. It’s no wonder it’s
known as the romantic isle. Moorea has a
population of about 15,000. The ship is anchored in Cook’s Bay. The fabulous spire is the one made famous as
“Bali Hai” in the movie “South Pacific.”
It is truly an idyllic setting.
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Sail in - More of Conrad's places. |
After tendering to the dock we boarded a boat
to take us snorkeling. The turquoise
waters of the lagoon were beautiful.
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Added bonus, on our way out, we saw Tahitian Spinner dolphins. |
Our
first area for snorkeling had a plethora of black fin sharks and
stingrays. There were so many sharks it
was sort of creepy. While snorkeling you
come face-to-face with a shark and it is definitely disconcerting. Next we went to an area inside the reef, but
next to an island. The current was
strong, so we walked to the area where the snorkeling was “good” and then let
the current take us back to the boat eventually. The coral was beautiful with many colors and
bright colored fish. It was our best
snorkeling day of the trip.
On our way back, we took in the beauty of the surrounding area.
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The Inter-contential (the buildings on the hill were timeshares, but now are private residences). |
Lunch was in the dining room, and then we were
off to pack this afternoon. We are sad
to leave the ship early tomorrow morning.
There was a St. Patrick’s Day Party in the
Starlight Lounge that we attended. Lots
of drinking, costumes and a sing-a long.

We had our last dinner of this trip in The
Waterside. Julie enjoyed the Captain’s
Salad, Tomato Bisque Soup with Crème Fraiche, Fish and Chips (in honor of St
Patrick’s Day) and Chocolate Mint Crumble.
Bob had the Irish Cobbler Potato Torte, Tomato
Bisque Soup, Steak with Green Peppercorn Sauce and the Chocolate Mint Crumble.
After dinner we stopped in the Crystal Cove to
say good-bye to Petar and then upstairs to finish some last minute
packing.
Our only shot of Tahiti.
It’s been an absolutely wonderful trip. We have enjoyed every minute of the
experience, and are looking forward to our next Crystal vacation.
Today we walked 5.71 miles, 12,558 steps.