1000Places : photos : 2004-South Pacific : HUAHINE, POLYNESIA - Huahine was our first Windjammer stop. The island is just beginning to discover tourism, and most of its two islands remain covered by lush forests. The literal meaning of the name has been lost to history, but legend says it refers to fertility.- powered by SmugMug

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1000places > AMAZING GRACE - A thoroughly competent captain, Jorge could also be convinced to try most anything, including the paraeo-tying demonstration one night courtesy of a local Huahine girl.

1000places > AMAZING GRACE - Jeanne poses for a photo with Captain Jorge.

1000places > AMAZING GRACE - Although young in appearance, the officers of Windjammer's Amazing Grace were both competent and friendly.

1000places > AMAZING GRACE - One of the officers was Jeannie, who had the title of "Assistant Activities Mate," but who turned out to be the granddaughter of Windjammer founder Mike Burke.

1000places > AMAZING GRACE - Like most of the Windjammer fleet, the rooms of the Amazing Grace are not particularly spacious but beautifully paneled in polished teak. We actually had one of the larger passenger rooms. Each day the stewards would make our beds and fold the towels in the shape of some animal.

1000places > PAPEETE, TAHITI - During our first night onboard the Amazing Grace, while still in port, we sat on the aft deck and watched the moon over Papeete.

1000places > PAPEETE, TAHITI - Everything is colorful in Tahiti - including the Chinese satellite tracking ship (we preferred to think of it as the "spy ship") that was docked in the Papeete harbor.

1000places > AMAZING GRACE (somewhere in the South Seas) - One of the most enjoyable aspects of a trip aboard a Windjammer vessel is that the sailing (or motoring in the case of the Amazing Grace) takes place at night, so when dawn breaks the next morning, a new island awaits.

1000places > HUAHINE, POLYNESIA - Huahine was our first Windjammer stop. The island is just beginning to discover tourism, and most of its two islands remain covered by lush forests. The literal meaning of the name has been lost to history, but legend says it refers to fertility.

HUAHINE, POLYNESIA - Huahine was our first Windjammer stop. The island is just beginning to discover tourism, and most of its two islands remain covered by lush forests. The literal meaning of the name has been lost to history, but legend says it refers to fertility.