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Great Anchorages
For panoramic photos of your boat in the foreground of a stunning Society Islands land-
scape, nothing beats the sheer, chiseled heights of Moorea's Opunohu Bay (map, #1). You
can anchor on either side of the entrance or at the head of the bay, where the holding is gen-
erally secure. A good thing, since gusts can funnel wildly down the steep valley. You can
dinghy ashore for fresh baguettes or play hermit in your own little corner of paradise.
Having almost written off Bora Bora as spoiled by over-development, we had to revise our
verdict after a blissful week in the southwest corner of the lagoon (map, #2). The gorgeous,
sandy anchorage quickly won us over with its peaceful aura, views to Bora Bora's iconic
central peak, and great snorkeling (see
Great Snorkeling
below). Getting there means circ-
ling Bora Bora in a clockwise direction and slaloming through a narrow, snaking pass
through an inner reef in the northwest corner of the lagoon. It's a nail-biter, but the pass is
marked and depths are at least nine feet.
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