Stuck in Los Angeles International Airport: Ray sleeps
Air Tahiti Nui delays flight for 24 hours: Rose sleeps
Rose worries about ever getting to Tahiti
Al visits us while we wait
Ray sleeping under bench in LAX terminal
Ray still sleeping--Air Tahiti Nui flight still delayed
Suzie and Rose in LAX terminal waiting for Air Tahiti Nui plane to be repaired
Finally, we get to Polynesia and Hotel Le Meridien in Tahiti
Ray & Rose feed hotel koi
Cape Blue Water Lily detail
Judy
Ray
Local man in Papeete catches some sleep on a native improvised chaise lounge
Vendor in main market in Papeete
Ray with floral crown
Hibiscus blossom
Ray photographs lovers at the harbor in Papeete
Rose prepares to jump into the hotel's sand-bottomed swimming pool
Ray jumps into the pool
Ray a fraction of a second later than last picture
Paul and Ray volley
Ray stretches for the birdy
And just misses
Rose enjoys a hammock as she recovers from a scraped knee
View from Tahiti of harbor and Moorea in the distance
Ray, Rose, Suzie & Paul in front of Fautaua Waterfall
Rose finds some star fruit
Suzie
Grotto entrance
Ray's picture of a flower
Beautiful foliage
Hotel lobby view
Hotel Le Meridien in Tahiti
Lobby of Hotel Le Meridien in Tahiti
More of Hotel Le Meridien in Tahiti
And still more of Hotel Le Meridien in Tahiti
Sand-bottomed pool at Hotel Le Meridien in Tahiti
Over-water bungalows at Hotel Le Meridien in Tahiti
Koi in pond at Hotel Le Meridien in Tahiti
Ray with his snorkel and mask
Rose takes a breather from snorkeling
Snorkeling with Daddy
Paul coming up from a dive
Over-water bungalows at Hotel Moorea Pearl Beach Resort
Sunset in Moorea
Rose feeds the lagoon fish
Paddling a kayak
Ray paddling a kayak
Ray paddles Rose
Ray and Rose in the lagoon
Fire dancer at Hotel Moorea Pearl Beach Resort
Fire dancers at Hotel Moorea Pearl Beach Resort pose with Ray & Rose
Over water bungalows at Hotel Moorea Pearl Beach Resort
Lagoon at Hotel Moorea Pearl Beach Resort
Cooks Bay
Sailboat at anchor, Moorea
Burning of waste vegetation
O Praying lady mountain on Moorea
Black tipped reef shark
Black tipped reef shark comes back to look at me again
Dolphins
Feeding Tahitian Stingrays (Himantura fai)
Feeding rays
Heliotropic tourists
Tahitian Stingray (Himantura fai) in the lagoon
Rose plays with a kitten
Ray plays with the kitten
Paul & Suzie
Judy reads on the beach
Ray, Suzie and Paul
Paul, Rose, Suzie, and Ray
Paul preparing a coconut
Grandma with the kitten
Rose gets licked by stray dog
Polynesian dance show
Polynesian dancer
Suzie, Rose, and Judy pose with dancers
View from our bungalow at Hotel Moorea Pearl Beach Resort
An octopus in the waters beneath our bungalow
Humuhumunukunukuapuaa (Picasso triggerfish) fish in the waters beneath our bungalow
Mullet fish below bungalow
Ray on scenic beach
Beach near Cook's Bay
Rose rests on a palm
Rose walks up palm trunk
Ray with his sun glasses
Pineapple (Ananas comosus )
View of pineapple plantation inland Moorea
Judy & Larry
Young vanilla beans (Vanilla tahitensis) on the vanilla orchid vine
Rose waits while her mother and grandmother shop for pearls
Night view of beach at Hotel Moorea Pearl Beach Resort
Rose finds another canine friend
Ray with gecko
Rose, Paul, Suzie and Ray in a shallow fjord
Rose at the beach
Ray at the beach
Night view of Hotel Moorea Pearl Beach Resort
Larry shows Ray trick of photography
Larry & Judy
Rose in front of tiki
Ray in front of tiki
Rose & Ray in front of tiki
Moon over Moorea
Ray & Rose read latest Harry Potter book while waiting in airport