Videos
[13 galleries]

The PowerShot S30 also takes video clips (up to 30 seconds) at 320x240 with sound. There isn't much sound because of the underwater housing, but you can still hear splashing, breathing, and fish biting.

Rarotonga Muri Beach
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At Rarotonga we did not have a snorkeling excursion, so we took a shuttle but to Muri beach to do it on our own. We got there and didn't really know where to go so we ended up swimming around in shallow water without really anything to see. We tried to swim to the nearby motu but it was too far and we had to turn back so we wouldn't miss the last bus back to the boat.

Raiatea Private Motu
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The island of Raiatea does not have any beaches, so we took a shuttle boat out to a private little motu to go snorkeling there. We missed the boat a few times but made it out eventually and had two good hours before we had to go back to make our next tour, a sunset cruise.

Moorea Rays & Sharks
[20 images]

Our first snorkel at Moorea took us to a spot off the Beachcomber resort to feed the rays, and we got an extra treat of sharks hanging around the food.

Moorea Coral Gardens
[28 images]

After feeding the rays & sharks we went to some coral gardens between two motus, where the water was moderately deep and very clear. We were treated to more rays and a barracuda.

Huahine Coral Drift
[23 images]

Huahine was our first snorkel of the cruise, anda good test of the new gear that we bought. The no-fog masks worked reasonably well and Kim enjoyed her force-fins. The water here was shallow and we mostly just drifted over some coral, but we had a great time and it left us wanting more!

Bora Bora Ray Ballet
[12 images]

This was our first view of rays, up close and personal. We got out with no fins so we wouldn't stir up the bottom too much, and we floated around looking at all of the rays. The guides fed the rays to attract them, but near the end some other groups came and the most of the rays went away.

Bora Bora Barrier Reef
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After the 'ray ballet', the boat moved to another area where it was deeper and there was more coral. From there we swam out to the coral barrier reef and back, and found a hat.