Maupiti

    The spectacular jump, out of the water, of a humpback whale. (Photo: Wikimedia)

    Watch the whales in Rurutu

    Among the islands that I dream to explore when I return to Polynesia, there is Rurutu, in the Austral Islands ... For humpback whales.
    The beach of the Auira motu, in Maupiti. A little corner of paradise ! Polynesia, October 2012.

    Pensions, a good deal for not (too) expensive accommodation in French Polynesia

    Polynesia is not just about luxury hotels on stilts. There is also a lot of simpler and more affordable accommodation, where the atmosphere is also more family and very warm.
    Bora Bora from the sky. Polynesia, October 2012.

    Huge French Polynesia

    Five archipelagos with 118 islands and atolls, scattered in the Pacific, on a vast territory like Europe ... Polynesia is just huge!
    Maupiti. Meeting with a whale. Polynesia, October 2012.

    My first whale

    In Polynesia, there are not only lagoons, coconut palms and yukulélés. There is also the ocean and the whales!
    Motu Auira. Maupiti, Polynesia. October 2012.

    Living on A Motu in Maupiti

    When it's cold and gray, I remember Maupiti. I see the light, the lagoon, the ocean ... Come on, presto! We return to Polynesia.
    Maupiti. Polynesia. October 2012.

    Pacific Blue

    It's the blue of the huge Pacific Ocean. An intense blue that twists the retinas and floods the head of light. Cape on Polynesia.