<p class="MsoNormal">Young swimmers leap into turquoise waters off a pier in Fakarava.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Writer Andrew McCarthy journeyed to Moorea and nearby isles to dive for a black pearl for his mother’s birthday. Photographer Aaron Huey documented the journey. Their feature story for <em>Traveler,</em> “In Search of the Black Pearl,” appears in the October 2010 issue.</p>
Pier in Fakarava
Young swimmers leap into turquoise waters off a pier in Fakarava.
Writer Andrew McCarthy journeyed to Moorea and nearby isles to dive for a black pearl for his mother’s birthday. Photographer Aaron Huey documented the journey. Their feature story for Traveler, “In Search of the Black Pearl,” appears in the October 2010 issue.
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French Polynesia
See photos from French Polynesia from the October 2010 issue of National Geographic Traveler.