The snorkelling was wonderful, warm water and friendly fish, one very friendly frilly and spotty little box fish took quite a shine to Garry in Opanahu bay. The dolphins were also magnificent, in great pods of 20 or so they sliced alongside as we sailed the west coast of Moorea, with light markings in sweeps on their glistening sides. Wee flying fish looking like delicate toys or aquatic dragonflies glittered across our path. The scenery, well, as our dinner host on ‘Blue Stocking’, retired/reformed lawyer Paul put it,” everywhere you look, your mouth drops open…”. Jungle, fluorescent aqua waves on reefs fringing lagoons scattered with blooms floating on their limpid, darkly mysterious waters.