![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65bab2028039345449c220af/4324c884-3fde-404c-bdbb-3a4a88622ad5/20100708_Tahiti_046.jpg)
2010 Tahiti Total Solar Eclipse
The Eclipse at World’s End
In July 2010, I joined TravelQuest on a tour of Tahiti and a tour of the French Polynesian islands onboard the Paul Gauguin, a small cruise ship. We toured Tahiti, Raiatea, Bora Bora, and Moorea. Dodging clouds, we successfully enjoyed the 4m 1s of totality. YouTube video
![Our first day in Papeete, Tahiti.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65bab2028039345449c220af/37795fc8-854c-469c-9f29-04ce0a2f36d1/20100705_Hong_Kong_003.jpg)
Our first day in Papeete, Tahiti.
![Getting onboard the ship.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65bab2028039345449c220af/857eac21-e068-48ba-8190-1fb23d17ae8d/20100707_Tahiti_074.jpg)
Getting onboard the ship.
![A snorkeling trip.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65bab2028039345449c220af/2ed76240-5c12-4a59-b799-63ba4076f03a/20100708_Tahiti_013.jpg)
A snorkeling trip.
![Eclipse watchers gather.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65bab2028039345449c220af/a7731612-f7a2-4502-a30f-5c4ab55e5cf7/20100711_Tahiti_009.jpg)
Eclipse watchers gather.
![Eclipse glasses manned and ready.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65bab2028039345449c220af/c28eb0fb-2662-4424-8964-e9ee689b9f99/20100711_Tahiti_039.jpg)
Eclipse glasses manned and ready.
![Totality from the Paul Gauguin.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65bab2028039345449c220af/753a5d03-ba55-487c-9325-3c68e2f370c2/20100711_Tahiti_127-Pano.jpg)
Totality from the Paul Gauguin.
![The inner Corona.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65bab2028039345449c220af/1706988794150-N1CNEUMV1DN512NXSVKQ/20100711_Tahiti_120.jpg)
The inner Corona.