The water from the pier in front of our hotel, Moorea Beach Club. Crystal clear, coral heads, white coral-sand, little motu (island) just offshore (right), Tahiti in the distance. The hotel was very basic, no A/C, but then, when in Moorea why be in the hotel room? Remember, in the tropics, gecko lizards are your friends and blessed is the room with geckos. This strip of older hotels has great beaches, which are not widely prevalent on the islands.