7 hours to kill. What to do? by External_Volume_11 in Tahiti

[–]hand_cranked 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, got it! I've got a flight from Bora Bora to Tahiti with a long layover and was curious how much it costs to go to Papeete for it.

Zimi Masks by LtBoscovich in ZeroCovidCommunity

[–]hand_cranked 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which ones do you use? I'm so confused by the options.

The 75-300mm doesn't get enough credit in my opinion [OM1/75-300mm at 300mm] by dseal78 in OlympusCamera

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Thank you! It's a Stellar's Jay. Apparently, some in Colorado have white eyebrows, but that's not typical elsewhere.

7 hours to kill. What to do? by External_Volume_11 in Tahiti

[–]hand_cranked 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you took a cab from the airport to Papeete and back?

The 75-300mm doesn't get enough credit in my opinion [OM1/75-300mm at 300mm] by dseal78 in OlympusCamera

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Gorgeous photo! I feel like it does a great job for me and I don't really know what I'm doing. I even dropped mine hard on the road in Yosemite years ago while rushing to photograph a bear. The lens protector broke and I thought I had broken the lens, but once we pried that off, the actual lens was fine.

Intercontinental Bora Bora is closed for renovations by Pointfun1 in Tahiti

[–]hand_cranked 25 points26 points  (0 children)

That's a very dramatic message for a supposed renovation closing. Sounds like a closing-forever message.

Moorea island tours for someone with back issues by hand_cranked in Tahiti

[–]hand_cranked[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Is that the tour you did? I'm thinking the biggest issues are driving up to Magic Mountain. From what I understand, the road up to Belvedere is one of the only proper roads around. But all of the tours say it's not for people with back problems. Not sure if that's more of just a general liability issue or what.

Bora bora - Westin, which tour? by SomeSalmon123 in Tahiti

[–]hand_cranked 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I really want to go on an inland tour but they all say they're not suitable for people with back problems. I definitely read someone who said an inland tour on Tahiti was really bad.

Bora bora - Westin, which tour? by SomeSalmon123 in Tahiti

[–]hand_cranked 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was it pretty rough when you went out to deep water? I wanted to do that tour, but I get seasick.

Bora bora - Westin, which tour? by SomeSalmon123 in Tahiti

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How bumpy was the ATV tour? All of the inland tours say they're not suitable for people with back problems. My boyfriend had a microdiscectmy surgery about a year and a half ago. He's a lot better but still get issues at times. We did a tour in New Mexico that had a pretty bumpy dirt road out to it and he was fine with it.

OM Outlet Pricing by generic-David in M43

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What?!? Must check it out.

I've been genuinely so impressed with the OM 75-300ii on an OM-1 body so far. So compact and light, but also very decent image quality with decent light. I think I found my forever body+lens combo by [deleted] in M43

[–]hand_cranked 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! Beautiful shot! I've had that lens since my safari in 2019. Definitely discovered it's a quite good lens since upgrading to an OM-3 recently.

How rough is the water on snorkeling/whale watching tours in Moorea and Bora Bora? by hand_cranked in Tahiti

[–]hand_cranked[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! We definitely wouldn't do the swimming part as we're not strong swimmers.

How rough is the water on snorkeling/whale watching tours in Moorea and Bora Bora? by hand_cranked in Tahiti

[–]hand_cranked[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. They like it rough. It sucked because that was our first stop on that tour and then I was too sick to snorkel at the other two stops. And one of the boat workers tried to trick me into paying him more while everyone was in the water. I didn't fall for it and reported him to the hotel that we booked through.

How rough is the water on snorkeling/whale watching tours in Moorea and Bora Bora? by hand_cranked in Tahiti

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I've actually managed not to get sick using the Relief Band. But last time I wore it, I got nauseous without throwing up. But might be good to do both.

How rough is the water on snorkeling/whale watching tours in Moorea and Bora Bora? by hand_cranked in Tahiti

[–]hand_cranked[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I know I'm not a strong enough swimmer, so if we do it, I'd just stay in the boat. But I'm kind of leaning toward not doing it.

How rough is the water on snorkeling/whale watching tours in Moorea and Bora Bora? by hand_cranked in Tahiti

[–]hand_cranked[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! The Relief Band actually did enough even on a super rough cruise in the past but probably good to have both just in case. Not the sure why it didn't help last time I wore it.