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Date:   March 2007 - POLYNESIA

Brief News
Singing Competition - Bounty Commemoration - The New "Fish Guide" - Air Tahiti to Fly to Cook Islands- Aquadisco, a New Boat with a "Glass Bubble"

• Moorea, a New Boat with a "Glass Bubble"
The Aquadisco, this new glass bottom boat, just opened for business from Cook's Bay. This type of tourist excursion makes it possible to discover the underwater scenery of the lagoons of the marvelous sister island of Moorea safely and without getting wet. Built locally in aluminum, this 50ft boat hosts a dozen of thrill seekers to encounter the water scenery in his glass bubble below the water line. Ideal for shooting pictures, to admire and to comments without getting wet!

Website: www.aquadisco.com

• March 16, 2007: Singing Competition
It is in the "Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture" that this exceptional evening of singing will be held next March 16. A great number of local artists will perform, among which Fabien Nahorai, Vaitiare Tuhoe, Teremoana, Sabrina Laughlin, Guy Laurens, Guillaume Matarere, Maruia Félix, Aroma and Mano Salmon. For all those who love Tahtian songs.

• Memories of the "Bounty"
Exactly 217 years ago, the Bounty mutineers set their ship on fire at the foot of the cliffs of Pitcairn Island to definitely erase their tracks. In Tahiti, some 200 descendants of Fletcher Christian, Warren, Buffett, Smith, Adams or Young gather to commemorate the event. They promised to meet next year on Pitcairn Island to celebrate the next anniversary.  

 See our article about the story of the "Bounty"

• A new real "Fish Bible": the "Fish Guide"
The work of a collaboration of over ten years between Thierry Zysman, Philippe Bacchet and Yves Lefèvre, the "Guide des Poissons de Tahiti et des Iles" has finally been published by "Au Vent des Iles" Publisher. This real "bible" of nearly 700 pages will satisfy fish and diving lovers, since according to the authors, all the fishes presently inventoried in our waters appear in photos in the book!

• Air Tahiti to fly from Papeete to the Cook Islands
There was consternation when the news came up that Air New Zealand was stopping the Tahiti - Cook Islands route. But our domestic airline, Air Tahiti, reacted quickly by announcing the opening of a new regular flight to Rarotonga, the capital city of the Cook Islands starting in April, it is aboard ATR 72 that many tourists will be able to discover the delights of this "other Polynesia" less than 1,500 km (900 miles) from Papeete.

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