Scalawag Ship's Log, chapter 7

Papeete and Moorea

"What was the meaning of that South-Sea Exploring Expedition, with all its parade and expense, but an indirect recognition of the fact that there are continents and seas in the moral world to which every man is an isthmus or an inlet, yet unexplored by him, but that it is easier to sail many thousand miles through cold and storm and cannibals, in a government ship, with five hundred men and boys to assist one, than it is to explore the private sea, the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean of one’s being alone."
- Henry David Thoreau

1 July 1999

We have finally finished enough repairs to move on to Moorea. Cook's Bay is one of the true garden spots of the world. The bay is deep, so we are protected from the wind and seas; in fact, people regularly water ski here. Around all sides are jagged vertical peaks dripping with exotic greenery. The sea is alive, and we have hooked up with the Dolphin Doctor (the guy that saved Humphrey) to observe the dolphins and whales here.

Papeete:

Moorea:

Dolphins:

Bike ride:

The top:

Bali Hai: Atoll life:

Ray petting:

Whale chasing:

Wreck diving:

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