November | 2017 | Missing Willow Farm

French Polynesian Sky

I was reviewing our vacation photos one last time before getting busy with the holidays and I came across these. Nothing is more gorgeous than the skies in the Pacific islands. Since I’m an early riser, my sky photos are mostly from sunrise. At sunset we’re more likely than not in a bar on the top deck having a fabulous cocktail. 🙂

Just Back

The laundry’s done and there’s food in the house again so I can finally sit down and share a few photos. We had the best vacation of our lives, hands down. We cruised on the Seabourn Sojourn to French Polynesia and Hawaii, all places we’ve never been before. We discovered we much preferred the Polynesian islands over Hawaii and would love to go back some day. I’ve only been snorkeling once before in the Caribbean. I’m officially hooked on it now!

We found lots of gorgeous isolated places.

We visited Nuku Hiva, which is where Survivor Marquesas was set.

Fanning Island has no electricity or running water. It was a fascinating stop.

The children of Fanning Island greeted us.

We went scuba diving for our very first time in Moorea which is a much nicer first dive spot than a public pool! Underwater selfie time.

This sea anemone was bright pink and super soft to the touch.

We spent as much time as we could in the water. That’s our ship in the background.

Snorkeling in Bora Bora.

We swam with black tipped sharks.

And got to feed and pet stingrays. I could have spent all day here.

A deeper water snorkeling spot.

We purchased an underwater camera before we went and are so glad we did!

The fish were unbelievably colorful.

These guys were everywhere.

A cluster of sea urchins.

Someone painted this one.

This big guy looked out of place.

We spent a long time with a pod of dolphins. So cool!

We saw the most gorgeous sea turtles.

When you buy banana vanilla juice and ask the ship’s bartender to turn it into a boozy milkshake then drink it on your balcony…

We booked a snorkeling excursion that included lunch on a private island.

Th food was served at picnic tables set into the shoreline.

The food onboard wasn’t too shabby, either. Lobster and pork belly with baby leeks.

Room service. On the Sojourn, it’s all included.

The trip was to celebrate our 30th anniversary.

We’d go back in a heartbeat!

Full Moon

The November full moon is called the beaver moon and boy was it beautiful! I got these photos on November 4th and am pretty pleased how they came out since I was on a ship in pretty rough seas when they were taken. We just returned from the South Pacific, I’ll share a few photos when I get everything sorted and groceries in the house again.