The ceremonial opening of the ground oven before the big dinner and tiki show. Tahitians would cook their meals together in an underground "stove" lined with coals for an entire day. The food was absolutely delicious and worth the wait.
The fire-dancers, demonstrating their skills with blazing torches.
The dancing girls answer to the call of love. 
The male dancers in a re-enactment of a Tahitian courtship ritual. 
Indulging in a rare Polynesian sunset. 
A cacophony of fish are attracted to the bright lights, swirling about in a trance-like dance just beneath the water's surface. I could watch them play for hours. The most magical thing is when you switch off one set of lights, and turn on another, the dense cloud immediately migrates to the other light source, and continue their dance.
My husband and I stayed in a deluxe overwater bungalow during our sojourn in Mo'orea. The accommodations at the Moorea Pearl Resort were impeccable and the oceanview, priceless. Every morning we would wake up and dive from our balcony into the blue for a relaxing swim. These images are just teasers. More to come in the next few days or so.
