Woman paddling outrigger canoe from distant mountains through gentle waves and clear waters Outrigger canoes are native to the Polynesian islands where they have been used for centuries TAHITI French Polynesia Moorea

Gannet Morus Bassanus Northern Gannet 2 two adults pair couple breeding bonded in evening sun in summer against blue sky Saltee Islands Ireland Europe EU

Gannet adult couple in greeting ritual in colony Morus Bassanus in spring on the Saltee Islands near Kilmore County Wexford Ireland Europe EU

Gannet adult with seaweed nesting material in Northern Gannet colony Morus Bassanus Saltee Islands Kilmore County Wexford Ireland Europe EU

Sightseeing on the Atuona bay from the Jacques Brels mausolee where he decided to build his house but had no time to realize it Hiva Oa island Marquises islands

Greek Islands fisherman mending nets Cephalonia Ionian sea Greece Europe EU Portrait of Greek fisherman untangling his fishing nets in Fiskardo harbour Kefalonia Greece

Girl holding starfish overhead beach and ocean behind Rarotonga is the most populated island in the Cook Island archipelago and its cultual center Cook Islanders are mainly of Polynesian descent COOK ISLANDS Rarotonga

Taipivai Bay at Nuku Hiva where Herman Melville has been retained as a prisoner waiting to be decided if he should have been eaten or not The answer has been no Then he wrote Moby Dick and Taipivai Nuku Hiva Marquises islands