Journey to Tahiti...and beyond
Join us as we visit the Society and Cook Islands on the ultra luxurious Paul Gauguin with noted travel, cultural and underwater photographer Michele Benoy-Westmorland. This area of the world is known for its spectacular nature. Razorsharp mountaintops, stunning turquoise lagoons, and abundance of beautiful flowers. Also, below the water there is a natures paradise to be found in every port of call.
- Instructor: Michele Benoy-Westmorland
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Total costs start at $5,791 per passenger
(includes port fees, taxes and workshop fee) - 11 Day Cruise
- Departure Date: January 29, 2011
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Instructor -
Michele Benoy-Westmorland
Michele is a freelance photographer with a variety of photographic skills. Operating from her home in Redmond, Washington, Michele has created a vast library of imagery from around the world. Her skills in underwater photography have been recognized by a large community of divers and non-divers alike. Her topside photography includes the wildlife, landscape and culture of exotic locations.
As a frequent speaker at events (Santa Fe Workshops, NANPA annual convention, Photofest and others), Michele is an excellent instructor. Her expertise ranges from photographic techniques at the time of image capture to using Photoshop and Lightroom in the field.
Affiliations include ASMP, NANPA, Fellow National in the prestigious Explorer’s Club, International League of Conservation Photographers, Society of Woman Geographers, Wings WorldQuest.
Her current projects include:
· Headhunt Revisited: The Caroline Mytinger Project: www.headhuntrevisited.org
· Book published by Fulcrum Publishing – “Ocean Duets” Photos by Michele Westmorland, text by Barbara Sleeper
visit Michele's website
The Trip and the Ship
On this South Pacific Odyssey, you'll discover the isle of Huahine, renowned for its spectacular rain forests. Then experience the unique majesty of the Cook Islands. Arid Aitutaki is virtually flat-so much so that you can spot the ocean from nearly any point on the island, sitting in sharp contrast to sister island Rarotonga's jagged peaks and deep valleys. Rarotonga's fertile slopes of red earth and sparkling aquamarine lagoon call to mind the classic Victorian ideal of paradise, which the island was called by its first European explorers. Return to the Society Islands for days in alluring Bora Bora, Taha'a, Moorea, and Papeete.
The m/s Paul Gauguin was designed specifically to sail the shallow seas of Tahiti and French Polynesia, visiting small ports that larger ships can’t reach and effortlessly blending into the stunning natural beauty of the South Seas. She offers an extension of the informal, relaxing environment of the islands, coupled with five-star service, comfort and luxury. More about the ship
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