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Postcards from the Transition

Postcards from the Transition.

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Tag: Bora Bora

Cruises, MS Amsterdam Grand World Voyage, 20183 Comments

Pearl Jam

January 27, 2018 Rich McClear

I never thought I could feel sympathy for a bivalve mollusk.  But consider this.  To make a cultured pearl they capture larvae on a black column of bushy plastic, put a plastic net over the column to protect it from … Continue reading Pearl Jam

Cruises, MS Amsterdam Grand World Voyage, 20182 Comments

The Footsteps of Michener — Bora Bora

January 25, 2018January 27, 2018 Rich McClear

Bora Bora was a major U.S. logistics base during the Second World War.  The military chose the site because there was only one entrance to the lagoon.  It could be easily defended.  The island is surrounded by motus, or flat … Continue reading The Footsteps of Michener — Bora Bora

Cruises, MS Amsterdam Grand World Voyage, 2018Leave a comment

Shark Shark

January 25, 2018January 25, 2018 Rich McClear

On both Moorea and Bora Bora we took excursions to look at sharks and stingrays.  In fact we got to swim with both sharks and sting rays as well as snorkel the coral reefs.  The Moorea expedition was mostly a … Continue reading Shark Shark

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