WEBVTT 00:04.333 --> 00:07.400 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% [sitar plays in bright rhythm] 00:07.400 --> 00:11.800 align:start position:10% line:74% size:27.5% (Rudy Maxa) I'm headed out into the most ridiculously beautiful lagoon 00:11.800 --> 00:13.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% to discover another world beneath, 00:13.833 --> 00:16.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% a kaleidoscope of tropical fish and coral; 00:16.566 --> 00:18.833 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:57.5% it's a place so lovely, 00:18.833 --> 00:21.166 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% it drove sailors mad with desire 00:21.166 --> 00:23.066 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:57.5% and led them to mutiny. 00:23.066 --> 00:25.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% The very names evoke paradise... 00:30.133 --> 00:38.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 00:51.333 --> 00:53.600 align:start position:10% 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02:02.233 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:50% Hyperblue lagoons... 02:02.233 --> 02:04.866 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:52.5% white sand beaches... 02:04.866 --> 02:08.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% fish of every shape, size, and color... 02:08.333 --> 02:11.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:30% generous and welcoming people... 02:11.000 --> 02:14.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:15% a riot of fruits and flowers... 02:14.600 --> 02:19.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% and an ample dose of solitude all await the visitor here. 02:19.633 --> 02:22.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% They say Hawaii has more visitors in 10 days 02:22.666 --> 02:26.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% than Tahiti has in one year, so you might want to spend 02:26.700 --> 02:28.766 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% a few more hours flying here. 02:28.766 --> 02:33.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% The diving and snorkeling is some of the best in the world. 02:33.333 --> 02:36.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% The food is a mix of exotic local specialties 02:36.766 --> 02:39.366 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:60% and the Parisian Bistro. 02:39.366 --> 02:42.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% Lustrous black pearls beckon from shop windows. 02:42.933 --> 02:45.500 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:57.5% And the sweet night air 02:45.500 --> 02:48.600 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% is alive with drums and dancing. 02:48.600 --> 02:50.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:27.5% [drums play in rapid, syncopated rhythm] 02:50.900 --> 02:54.466 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:52.5% [men chant in unison] 02:54.466 --> 02:58.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% 2500 miles due south of its more popular cousins, 02:58.000 --> 03:01.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% the Hawaiian Islands, lie Bora Bora and Tahiti. 03:01.200 --> 03:04.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% part of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. 03:04.400 --> 03:08.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% We're headed out here this morning in Bora Bora 03:08.633 --> 03:12.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% in search of graceful, gentle giants-- manta rays. 03:12.366 --> 03:15.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% Bora Bora's lagoon staggers the imagination. 03:15.166 --> 03:18.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% Coral ledges and reefs surround the lagoon. 03:18.500 --> 03:24.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% There's only one pass, or opening, in the reef to the sea. 03:24.066 --> 03:27.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% Divers and snorkelers can get up close and personal 03:27.500 --> 03:29.533 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:57.5% with all kinds of fish, 03:29.533 --> 03:31.900 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:70% sharks, dolphins, and whales 03:31.900 --> 03:34.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 03:36.033 --> 03:38.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% The water flows in at high tide 03:38.566 --> 03:42.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% and out again through the pass, keeping the lagoon flushed 03:42.166 --> 03:45.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:30% and creating a current you can ride 03:45.000 --> 03:47.000 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:65% as you explore the depths. 03:47.000 --> 03:50.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% Oh, look here, this is a good sized one. 03:50.200 --> 03:52.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:25% Beautiful, just sort of gliding, 03:52.300 --> 03:54.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% like gliding through the air; unbelievable. 03:54.433 --> 03:56.533 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:20% Not bad! 03:56.533 --> 03:58.766 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:65% [synthesizer plays softly] 03:58.766 --> 04:07.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 04:07.766 --> 04:12.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 04:12.266 --> 04:14.933 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:62.5% Well, we got parrot fish, 04:14.933 --> 04:17.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% we got clown fish, we got serpent fish, 04:17.666 --> 04:21.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% and then the, of course the main act, the manta ray 04:21.466 --> 04:23.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% just sort of gliding over the corals 04:23.900 --> 04:26.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% like a B-52 patrolling e sea. Quite incredible! 04:26.633 --> 04:28.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% Oh, the water's really warm too. 04:28.900 --> 04:34.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 04:34.833 --> 04:37.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% An underwater encounter with a manta ray 04:37.666 --> 04:39.333 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% is a heart-stopping experience. 04:39.333 --> 04:41.333 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% These pterodactyls of the sea 04:41.333 --> 04:44.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% blot out the sun with their 15-foot wingspan. 04:44.500 --> 04:47.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 04:47.566 --> 04:50.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% Mantas are chondrichthyes, or fish whose skeletons 04:50.400 --> 04:52.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% are made of cartilage, not bone. 04:52.800 --> 04:56.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% They're filter feeders, meaning they feed on plankton 04:56.100 --> 05:00.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% and fish larvae filtered from the water through their gills. 05:00.200 --> 05:03.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% Here in Anau, mantas come to mate and reproduce, 05:03.600 --> 05:06.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:25% as well as for a good cleaning. 05:06.266 --> 05:08.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% Small fish clean the mantas by feeding 05:08.933 --> 05:11.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% on the parasites and dead tissue. 05:11.200 --> 05:13.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:30% Essentially, it's a manta ray spa. 05:13.466 --> 05:19.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 05:26.933 --> 05:28.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% Well, that was fairly incredible. 05:28.800 --> 05:31.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% A lot of fishes in the sea here. 05:31.766 --> 05:34.066 align:start position:40% line:79.33% size:40% Oh, just a few thousand species. 05:34.066 --> 05:37.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% Beautiful, beautiful, and the water is so translucent. 05:37.033 --> 05:39.333 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% You could stay there for hours. 05:39.333 --> 05:43.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% Back on board, we head for a strip of white sand 05:43.666 --> 05:46.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% on a little island in the lagoon. 05:46.433 --> 05:49.533 align:start position:10% line:10% size:35% We are now the south side of the island. 05:49.533 --> 05:51.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% South side of the island, it's gorgeous. 05:52.866 --> 05:54.600 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:40% [shutter click!] 05:54.600 --> 05:58.133 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% [ukulele plays in bright rhythm] 05:58.133 --> 06:02.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% I think we have a welcoming committee for lunch. 06:02.033 --> 06:05.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:22.5% [men sing in their native language] 06:05.033 --> 06:15.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 06:20.366 --> 06:24.066 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) The little islands in the lagoon are called motus, 06:24.066 --> 06:28.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% and there is no better place to be marooned for an afternoon. 06:28.333 --> 06:32.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% My little motu is smack in the middle of Bora Bora's 06:32.200 --> 06:34.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% famous lagoon that surrounds the volcanic island 06:34.633 --> 06:37.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% and is itself ringed by coral reefs 06:37.100 --> 06:38.766 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:62.5% teeming with marine life. 06:38.766 --> 06:48.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 06:49.300 --> 06:53.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% While I'm serenaded by sea nymphs, lunch is cooked in 06:53.200 --> 06:56.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% a traditional pit oven, where pork, fish, chicken, breadfruit, 06:56.766 --> 06:59.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% bananas, and sweet potatoes are steamed in layers. 06:59.866 --> 07:01.766 align:start position:10% line:63.33% size:15% I hope you guys hungry, huh? 07:01.766 --> 07:03.933 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) The meat is wrapped in banana leaves, 07:03.933 --> 07:07.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% and a layer of vegetation is laid on the hot stones 07:07.333 --> 07:09.033 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:45% and over the meat. 07:09.033 --> 07:13.166 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% After 2 hours, the fires die, the rock are very hot, 07:13.166 --> 07:17.400 align:start position:10% line:10% size:60% put all the food inside, and then cover with palm leaf 07:17.400 --> 07:20.033 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% because you are out on the motu. 07:20.033 --> 07:23.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) It takes hours to cook this way, so today this technique is used 07:23.433 --> 07:25.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% for family gatherings or holidays. 07:25.100 --> 07:27.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% So the whole process is 6 or 7 hours. 07:27.400 --> 07:28.933 align:start position:40% line:74% size:35% Six, 7 hours. Okay. 07:28.933 --> 07:32.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:22.5% (Patrick) So after 6 hours, this is what we have. 07:32.400 --> 07:34.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:15% (Rudy) This little motu picnic 07:34.133 --> 07:36.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% really sums up the Polynesian experience, 07:36.233 --> 07:39.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% a mix of the ancient and exotic culture, 07:39.000 --> 07:41.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% with the pleasures of the sun and sea. 07:41.766 --> 07:44.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% Coconuts drip from trees ripe for the taking, 07:44.766 --> 07:47.066 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:57.5% if you can get to them. 07:54.066 --> 07:57.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% That was incredible; may I ask how old you are? 07:57.600 --> 08:01.100 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:50% Oh, how many moon? 08:01.100 --> 08:04.033 align:start position:40% line:84.67% size:12.5% 47. 08:04.033 --> 08:07.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% 47; and how old were you when you first climbed a coconut tree? 08:07.433 --> 08:09.600 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:32.5% Oh, probably about 10, 12. 08:09.600 --> 08:13.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:37.5% That's amazing. That's part of the training. 08:13.200 --> 08:16.033 align:start position:10% line:74% size:55% Part of what training? Survival training. 08:16.033 --> 08:18.500 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% Survival training in the Polynesians? Yes. 08:22.733 --> 08:25.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% It's almost easier to climb the tree than to open the coconut! 08:25.900 --> 08:28.266 align:start position:40% line:84.67% size:20% [laughs] 08:32.766 --> 08:35.100 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:37.5% Oh my goodness. 08:35.100 --> 08:37.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% Oh, my goodness, there it is. 08:39.600 --> 08:41.600 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:47.5% Right off the tree. 08:41.600 --> 08:46.033 align:start position:10% line:10% size:62.5% Every time I come back to my resort, a strand of huts 08:46.033 --> 08:49.933 align:start position:10% line:10% size:65% looping across the lagoon, I never want to leave again. 08:57.600 --> 09:00.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% You know, you can look up "blue" in a thesaurus 09:00.900 --> 09:03.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% and you won't find enough words to describe 09:03.866 --> 09:06.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% the shades of the waters here in French Polynesia. 09:06.766 --> 09:08.900 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% Truth be told, in Bora Bora 09:08.900 --> 09:11.266 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% you can spend most of your day 09:11.266 --> 09:14.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% figuring out the difference between azure and cerulean, 09:14.133 --> 09:15.866 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:62.5% and you won't feel guilty 09:15.866 --> 09:18.666 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% if this is as far as you get. 09:18.666 --> 09:20.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:27.5% [conch horn plays a sustained note] 09:20.933 --> 09:25.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% Breakfast? Sure, it arrives on a boat; why not? 09:25.366 --> 09:30.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 09:30.000 --> 09:32.933 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:55% Enjoy your breakfast. 09:32.933 --> 09:34.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 09:34.600 --> 09:38.366 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:35% Then a swim... 09:38.366 --> 09:42.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% some fresh fish, a rest... 09:42.400 --> 09:45.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% a swim, a drink, fresh fish, 09:45.933 --> 09:48.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% and then do it all over again. 09:48.733 --> 09:53.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 09:53.766 --> 09:56.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% If you do decide to pull yourself away 09:56.733 --> 10:00.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% from naming the blues, there's plenty more to do here. 10:00.066 --> 10:03.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% To really get an idea of the topography of these islands, 10:03.466 --> 10:05.666 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% you gotta check them out by air. 10:05.666 --> 10:09.533 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:50% [engine accelerates] 10:09.533 --> 10:11.533 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:62.5% [chop-chop of the blades] 10:18.633 --> 10:20.633 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:65% [synthesizer plays softly] 10:20.633 --> 10:22.533 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:55% Millions of years ago, 10:22.533 --> 10:25.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% these volcanic islands rose from the ocean. 10:25.866 --> 10:28.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:27.5% Descendents of Southeast Asian seafarers 10:28.200 --> 10:31.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:30% settled them more than 1000 years ago, 10:31.500 --> 10:34.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% and the Western world discovered them in the 1700s. 10:38.400 --> 10:42.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% Tahiti is the largest of the group of islands 10:42.133 --> 10:45.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% in French Polynesia known as the Society Islands. 10:45.433 --> 10:49.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% Tahiti is generally the point of arrival 10:49.366 --> 10:51.600 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% and departure for visitors. 10:51.600 --> 10:56.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 10:56.566 --> 11:00.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% Bora Bora, located about 160 miles northwest of Tahiti, 11:00.733 --> 11:05.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% is easily the most beautiful, and the most popular resorts 11:05.333 --> 11:08.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% in Polynesia cluster around its azure lagoon. 11:08.533 --> 11:11.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 11:21.433 --> 11:24.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% The 18th-century sailors who first came here 11:24.900 --> 11:28.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% included Captain Wallis and Cook from England 11:28.433 --> 11:30.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% and Captain Bougainville from France. 11:30.966 --> 11:34.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% The sailors were dumbstruck, first by the natural splendor, 11:34.766 --> 11:38.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% and then by the beautiful smiling young women. 11:38.166 --> 11:41.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% The sailors began bartering nails for sex. 11:41.100 --> 11:43.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% Metal was unknown to the Polynesians. 11:43.800 --> 11:47.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% In no time, their ships became structurally unsound. 11:47.266 --> 11:49.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% The sailors also brought devastating diseases, 11:49.900 --> 11:52.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% everything from tuberculosis to syphilis. 11:52.066 --> 11:55.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% Soon the locals were dying in droves. 11:55.300 --> 11:57.633 align:start position:10% line:10% size:77.5% Polynesians had no communicable diseases 11:57.633 --> 11:59.933 align:start position:10% line:10% size:70% so that their immune systems 11:59.933 --> 12:02.300 align:start position:10% line:10% size:70% were not developed at all to 12:02.300 --> 12:04.766 align:start position:10% line:10% size:75% repulse any kind of epidemics. 12:04.766 --> 12:06.866 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:62.5% So something pretty banal 12:06.866 --> 12:11.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% like a cold or something to a European 12:11.100 --> 12:15.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% would become a pulmonary infection to a Polynesian. 12:15.333 --> 12:19.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% Chicken pox, mumps, all these kind of things 12:19.633 --> 12:23.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% would decimate huge amounts of the population. 12:23.400 --> 12:26.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) On tropical nights in paradise, everyone heads over 12:26.600 --> 12:29.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% to Bloody Mary's, the most famous restaurant 12:29.133 --> 12:31.266 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:60% at the end of the earth. 12:31.266 --> 12:35.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% Everyone who is anyone has been to Bloody Mary's. 12:35.133 --> 12:38.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% You wander in, select your fresh fish, 12:38.166 --> 12:41.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:30% and the cook throws it on the grill. 12:41.566 --> 12:44.033 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:40% Looks like we're having fish tonight here. 12:44.033 --> 12:46.500 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:37.5% Wh have we got here tonight, Craig? 12:46.500 --> 12:48.133 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:60% Hey, good evening, Rudy. 12:48.133 --> 12:51.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% This is it; you came on the right night. 12:51.166 --> 12:53.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:22.5% we've got a yellowfin tuna tonight 12:53.300 --> 12:55.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% that's probably around 135 pounds; really nice. 12:55.766 --> 12:58.800 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:60% That is a huge tuna for these waters, isn't it? 12:58.800 --> 13:00.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:22.5% Very big; yeah, very unusual. 13:00.533 --> 13:02.200 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:57.5% When was this caught? 13:02.200 --> 13:04.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:17.5% About 3 hours ago. Wow, amazing! 13:04.000 --> 13:06.800 align:start position:40% line:79.33% size:40% Now, is most of this seafood local? 13:06.800 --> 13:09.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% Yeah, all the fish is from Bora. 13:09.566 --> 13:11.233 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:60% We've got Oahu teriyaki. 13:11.233 --> 13:14.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% There's some mahimahi tonight; this is your mahi right here. 13:14.500 --> 13:16.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% Broadbill swordfish; very special 13:16.166 --> 13:18.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:30% in this area of the world. 13:18.166 --> 13:19.800 align:start position:40% line:74% size:50% Broadbill swordfish? Broadbill, yeah. 13:19.800 --> 13:22.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% Something caught around 800 feet down, actually. 13:22.766 --> 13:24.833 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:60% And this looks like ahi. 13:24.833 --> 13:28.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% We've got some bigeye ahi tonight; nice sushi grade. 13:28.600 --> 13:31.333 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:50% It seems to me that I should try the swordfish. 13:31.333 --> 13:33.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:27.5% Definitely, that's a must. 13:33.033 --> 13:35.200 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:67.5% And let me follow another recommendation from you. 13:35.200 --> 13:37.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% I think we should put a little piece 13:37.366 --> 13:39.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% of bigeye tuna tonight for you. 13:39.000 --> 13:40.633 align:start position:60% line:74% size:20% Perfect. Great. 13:40.633 --> 13:42.633 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:42.5% It's beautiful, it's a beautiful display. 13:42.633 --> 13:48.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 13:54.866 --> 13:59.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% The next day, I hop a flight to Tahiti. 14:02.300 --> 14:04.233 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:45% While Bora Bora is 14:04.233 --> 14:06.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% the picture-perfect lagoon resort escape, 14:06.633 --> 14:09.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:32.5% Tahiti offers French Polynesia's biggest city, 14:09.500 --> 14:11.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:32.5% great hiking, and wild coastlines, 14:11.833 --> 14:16.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% as well as some of the best surfing anywhere. 14:18.933 --> 14:21.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% Papeete is usually the first place visitors encounter, 14:21.800 --> 14:23.933 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% as the major airport is here. 14:23.933 --> 14:26.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% The city is lively, and the marketplace 14:26.433 --> 14:30.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% is the heart and soul of Papeete. 14:30.533 --> 14:33.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% In 1842, Tahiti and the surrounding islands 14:33.800 --> 14:36.200 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% became a protectorate of France. 14:36.200 --> 14:40.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% Both Tahitian and French are spoken in the Society Islands. 14:40.400 --> 14:44.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% This is not Paris; butchered French is welcomed, 14:44.166 --> 14:47.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% and English is spoken widely as well. 14:47.366 --> 14:49.766 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:60% This is a coconut salad. 14:49.766 --> 14:52.033 align:start position:40% line:74% size:42.5% A coconut salad? Salad, yeah. 14:52.033 --> 14:54.833 align:start position:10% line:74% size:77.5% Is this typical for breakfast? Yes. 14:54.833 --> 14:57.100 align:start position:30% line:74% size:57.5% This is for breakfast? Yeah. 14:57.100 --> 15:00.400 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:60% Typical, okay. It looks fabulous; yeah, okay. 15:04.000 --> 15:07.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% Mmmm! Clams and coconut sauce, pains au chocolat, 15:07.933 --> 15:10.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% sausage, coconut juice, and smelly fish-- 15:10.333 --> 15:13.066 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% it's all in a morning's work. 15:13.066 --> 15:16.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% They say if you eat this fish you should not smell it. 15:16.500 --> 15:19.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% It smells like a backed-up sewer, let me be honest, 15:19.233 --> 15:22.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% but in the interest of-- I'll do this so you don't have to. 15:25.633 --> 15:27.800 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:40% Oh, pretty good! 15:27.800 --> 15:30.400 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:62.5% [men singing in Tahitian] 15:37.466 --> 15:40.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% [saxophone and drum play in bright rhythm] 15:41.733 --> 15:44.866 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) Tahitian black pearls lure shpers all over Papeete. 15:44.866 --> 15:49.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% It wasn't until the 1970s that the black pearls of Tahiti 15:49.266 --> 15:50.933 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:50% began to be cultured 15:50.933 --> 15:54.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% and offered to the world-- with resounding success. 15:54.066 --> 15:56.333 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% Today, hundreds of pearl farms 15:56.333 --> 15:59.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% dot the islands in French Polynesia. 15:59.000 --> 16:02.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% At the shop, Tahiti Pearl Market, in Papeete, 16:02.566 --> 16:05.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% I ogle hundreds of lustrous pearls. 16:05.200 --> 16:08.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:25% The shape, the roundness, the size, 16:08.666 --> 16:12.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% and the imperfections of a pearl determine its price. 16:12.000 --> 16:14.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% Tahitian pearls are known for their iridescence and 16:14.966 --> 16:16.333 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% their superreflective surface. 16:16.333 --> 16:18.533 align:start position:10% line:58% size:42.5% Garrett, you have so many pearls here. 16:18.533 --> 16:20.933 align:start position:10% line:58% size:35% Can I get them set here as well? 16:20.933 --> 16:22.700 align:start position:30% line:63.33% size:60% Yeah, of course you can. 16:22.700 --> 16:26.033 align:start position:20% line:58% size:52.5% If you want, you can have it set-- many things, 16:26.033 --> 16:28.500 align:start position:20% line:58% size:70% like on pendants, earrings, a ring, or anything. 16:28.500 --> 16:30.466 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% Necklaces. Loose pearls, 16:30.466 --> 16:33.333 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:50% you can create all the jewelry you want. 16:35.233 --> 16:37.900 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:62.5% [people sing in Tahitian] 16:37.900 --> 16:40.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 16:40.666 --> 16:44.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) It's Sunday in Papeete and the local women don 16:44.666 --> 16:47.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% intricately-decorated hats, and everyone meets at church. 16:47.400 --> 16:54.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 16:54.033 --> 16:57.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% About half the population of French Polynesia is Protestant, 16:57.400 --> 17:00.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% and the service here is a mix of worship 17:00.833 --> 17:02.466 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:62.5% and music Tahitian style. 17:02.466 --> 17:09.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 17:09.100 --> 17:11.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% [acoustic guitar & percussion play softly] 17:11.433 --> 17:15.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% The interior of Tahiti is lush with deep ravines, 17:15.966 --> 17:20.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% mossy cliffs, and hidden patches of wild coasts. 17:20.033 --> 17:22.433 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% You can drive around the island, 17:22.433 --> 17:26.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% tour it in a 4x4 vehicle, or fly over it. 17:26.533 --> 17:29.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% The steep volcanic peaks and sheltered lagoons 17:29.500 --> 17:32.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% represent a geology unique to the Society Islands. 17:32.866 --> 17:40.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 17:40.400 --> 17:44.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% The death-defying surfers come to the place called Teahupoo, 17:44.033 --> 17:47.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% or "cho-po," for what is, in surfer's parlance, 17:47.233 --> 17:49.633 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% the heaviest wave in the world. 17:49.633 --> 17:54.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 18:05.500 --> 18:09.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% The big wave rolls and rumble in from the ocean 18:09.533 --> 18:11.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:27.5% at the pass called Passe Havae. 18:13.466 --> 18:15.266 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% Surfing contests are held here, 18:15.266 --> 18:19.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% and for those with the chops for cho-po, it's a thrill, 18:19.366 --> 18:22.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% but for mere mortals, it can be lethal. 18:22.300 --> 18:24.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 18:34.066 --> 18:38.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% Little remains from the time before the European explorers, 18:38.033 --> 18:42.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% but deep in the interior of Tahiti are sacred clearings 18:42.433 --> 18:45.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% with stone terraces known as me'ae. 18:45.100 --> 18:50.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% In the utter silence here, one can imagine the rituals, 18:50.033 --> 18:53.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% the human sacrifices, the offerings to the gods. 18:53.966 --> 18:57.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% The missionaries who arrived soon after the explorers 18:57.233 --> 18:59.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% convinced the people that their diseases 18:59.733 --> 19:02.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% were the result of worshipping false gods. 19:02.733 --> 19:05.300 align:start position:10% line:10% size:35% They were ill, they were sick, 19:05.300 --> 19:08.733 align:start position:10% line:10% size:45% and they knew this has changed their lives. 19:08.733 --> 19:10.533 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:50% So many people died. 19:10.533 --> 19:15.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% Tuberculosis and syphilis wiped out about 90% of the population. 19:15.000 --> 19:17.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% (Rudy)hat many people? (Simone) Yes. 19:17.666 --> 19:22.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% Then they started to listen to the missionaries who said, 19:22.800 --> 19:25.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% "Come, you'll have salvation with us." 19:31.033 --> 19:33.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 19:33.300 --> 19:36.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% Back in Papeete, practice is on. 19:36.700 --> 19:41.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% Outrigger canoe races are all the rage here. 19:41.166 --> 19:42.833 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:70% Everyone prepares tirelessly 19:42.833 --> 19:45.600 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:62.5% for the Hawaiki Nui Va'a. 19:45.600 --> 19:47.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% A major sport event in Polynesia, 19:47.933 --> 19:52.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% this outrigger canoe race hits the lagoon every year in autumn, 19:52.000 --> 19:55.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% when for 3 days, more than 100 canoes 19:55.033 --> 19:56.900 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% race 94 miles between islands. 19:56.900 --> 20:00.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% Polynesians are legendary for their navigational skill. 20:00.933 --> 20:05.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% Using stars, flight patterns of birds, and currents, 20:05.600 --> 20:09.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% they sailed double-hulled canoes carrying entire communities 20:09.066 --> 20:11.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% of people, seedlings, and livestock, 20:11.600 --> 20:16.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% crossing enormous tracts of sea to settle islands here. 20:16.100 --> 20:18.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 20:26.833 --> 20:29.666 align:start position:10% line:10% size:57.5% I'm back at the resort, this time in Tahiti. 20:29.666 --> 20:32.800 align:start position:10% line:10% size:65% Since you'll swim and dine and hang at your resort, 20:32.800 --> 20:35.900 align:start position:10% line:10% size:65% it's important to pick one that means paradise to you. 20:35.900 --> 20:37.966 align:start position:10% line:10% size:65% French Polynesia is pricey so booking package deals 20:37.966 --> 20:40.133 align:start position:10% line:10% size:52.5% with flights included is the way to go. 20:40.133 --> 20:43.300 align:start position:10% line:10% size:62.5% A lot of people say gosh, French Polynesia is so far away, 20:43.300 --> 20:45.966 align:start position:10% line:10% size:55% who knows where it is? What do you tell friends? 20:45.966 --> 20:49.100 align:start position:10% line:10% size:70% You're American, when you go back to the States and they say 20:49.100 --> 20:51.733 align:start position:10% line:10% size:52.5% love to come see you, but it's so far away, 20:51.733 --> 20:53.400 align:start position:10% line:10% size:55% what do you tell them? 20:53.400 --> 20:56.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% Well, I tell them it's actually not that far. 20:56.333 --> 20:58.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% It's 2-1/2 hours more than Hawaii, 20:58.333 --> 21:01.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% and you get so much more Polynesia for those 2-1/2 hours. 21:01.966 --> 21:05.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% In fact, if you can sit on a plane to Hawaii, 21:05.566 --> 21:08.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% then watch one more movie, you're in Tahiti. 21:08.833 --> 21:11.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% You can have some of the best coffee 21:11.900 --> 21:16.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% and just as good a croissant on the waterfront in Papeete 21:16.166 --> 21:19.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% as you can have on the Champs-Elysées in Paris. 21:23.566 --> 21:27.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% [people singing in Tahitian and clapping] 21:27.766 --> 21:29.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:15% (Rudy) It's show night here 21:29.866 --> 21:31.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% at the Intercontinental Resort restaurant, 21:31.633 --> 21:33.766 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:50% and some of the best 21:33.766 --> 21:36.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% and most culturally authentic dancing happens here. 21:36.233 --> 21:39.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% Dances in Polynesia often were associated with war, 21:39.300 --> 21:42.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% and you can see the intensity and the vigor 21:42.700 --> 21:45.033 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% and raw energy in these dances. 21:45.033 --> 21:46.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:27.5% [drums play and performers chant] 21:46.833 --> 21:51.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) Missionaries outlawed dance, but it was hard to repress. 21:51.433 --> 21:59.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 22:00.500 --> 22:02.700 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:50% [flute plays softly] 22:04.433 --> 22:08.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% Another way to dine in Tahiti is to wander around the roulottes, 22:08.733 --> 22:10.400 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% which literally means "wheels." 22:10.400 --> 22:12.266 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% These are food vans serving 22:12.266 --> 22:15.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% some of the best fare I've had so far. 22:15.466 --> 22:17.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% People often stop here for takeout 22:17.566 --> 22:20.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% to bring to the beach or to their bungalow. 22:20.700 --> 22:22.733 align:start position:40% line:79.33% size:45% Avez vous mahimahi Yes. avec frites? 22:22.733 --> 22:24.133 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:37.5% [speaks French] 22:24.133 --> 22:26.200 align:start position:40% line:79.33% size:47.5% Great, thank you; I'd like that. 22:26.200 --> 22:29.833 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% I have got to tell you, this is the first time 22:29.833 --> 22:33.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% I've ever seen a food truck in a public park 22:33.133 --> 22:36.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% manned by a chef wearing surfer shorts underneath chef whites. 22:36.366 --> 22:40.166 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% I think this is going to be a really good dinner. 22:40.166 --> 22:50.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 22:51.700 --> 22:53.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% Sailing the waters around 22:53.066 --> 22:54.733 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:50% Tahiti and Bora Bora 22:54.733 --> 22:56.966 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:65% and the Society Islands is 22:56.966 --> 22:58.666 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:65% another angle on paradise. 22:58.666 --> 23:02.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% Scores of companies offer everything from lagoon cruises 23:02.200 --> 23:05.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% to lger adventure sailing between the islands. 23:05.200 --> 23:06.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:22.5% Thank you very, very much. 23:06.666 --> 23:09.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% Typically, you can swim, snorkel, fish, and dine 23:09.566 --> 23:11.433 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% in style on these boats. 23:11.433 --> 23:15.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% You call the shots-- stopping for a picnic on a motu, 23:15.533 --> 23:17.366 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:62.5% or an adventure on shore. 23:17.366 --> 23:20.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 23:20.900 --> 23:24.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% The explorers from Europe found the idea of returning 23:24.133 --> 23:26.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% to their cold, gray homes difficult. 23:26.233 --> 23:29.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% The infamous "Mutiny on the 'Bounty'" took place 23:29.133 --> 23:33.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% not far from here, when sailors headed by Fletcher Christian 23:33.100 --> 23:35.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% dumped domineering Captain Bligh in a launch, 23:35.500 --> 23:39.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% turned the boat around and sailed back to Tahiti 23:39.000 --> 23:40.633 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% and their Tahitian girlfriends. 23:40.633 --> 23:43.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% They managed to live in paradise for almost 2 years 23:43.733 --> 23:48.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% before most were captured and hauled back to London for trial. 23:48.500 --> 23:50.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% it's hard to blame the mutineers. 23:50.366 --> 23:52.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% Once you've been to Tahiti and Bora Bora, 23:52.766 --> 23:55.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% it's impossible to forget sunset from a sailboat, 23:55.566 --> 23:57.300 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:62.5% the perfectly clear water 23:57.300 --> 23:58.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:25% lapping at your bungelow, 23:58.966 --> 24:02.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% the marine world below, and the panorama from above. 24:02.500 --> 24:06.366 align:start position:10% line:74% size:25% The spirit of the Tahitians mirrors the beauty of the islands. 24:06.366 --> 24:08.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% There's everything and nothing to do, 24:08.500 --> 24:10.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% and all that blue to contemplate. 24:10.666 --> 24:14.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% Like the sailors who first stepped on these sweet shores, 24:14.500 --> 24:16.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% visitors to Polynesia are stunned, 24:16.400 --> 24:20.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% seduced, and then saddened to even think about going home. 24:20.266 --> 24:23.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% If I didn't know this catamaran was headed back 24:23.466 --> 24:26.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% to my over-water bungelow with its indescribable blues, 24:26.366 --> 24:27.966 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:45% I'd lead a mutiny. 24:27.966 --> 24:32.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% Reporting from Bora Bora, I'm Rudy Maxa. Nana! 24:34.500 --> 24:38.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% Music and dance in French Polynesia were traditionally 24:38.200 --> 24:40.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:25% associated with celebrating victory, 24:40.100 --> 24:42.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% honoring chiefs, or welcoming visitors. 24:42.433 --> 24:46.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% So it's no surprise that today resorts offer some of the most 24:46.566 --> 24:48.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% culturally authentic and dazzling dance displays. 24:48.633 --> 24:51.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% A typical dance features fast-swinging hip action 24:51.100 --> 24:54.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:30% by the women and warlike stances by the men. 24:54.200 --> 24:57.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% Hand gestures evoke the flight of a butterfly 24:57.466 --> 24:59.866 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:55% or the jab or a spear. 24:59.866 --> 25:02.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% The dances tell stories, pass down legends, 25:02.766 --> 25:05.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% and are carefully choreographed and synchronized. 25:06.766 --> 25:09.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:17.5% (woman) For information on the places 25:09.933 --> 25:12.233 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% featured in "Rudy Maxa's World," 25:12.233 --> 25:15.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% along with other savvy traveling tips, visit... 25:21.066 --> 25:25.166 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% To order DVDs of "Rudy Maxa's World," visit... 25:33.133 --> 25:36.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 25:58.133 --> 26:00.166 align:start position:10% line:10% size:65% CC-Armour Captioning & TPT 26:01.733 --> 26:03.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% (woman) Funding for "Rudy Maxa's World" 26:03.966 --> 26:07.766 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% is provided by the following... 26:07.766 --> 26:10.066 align:start position:10% line:10% size:65% (woman) Orbitz salutes the neverending spirit of adventure 26:10.066 --> 26:12.633 align:start position:10% line:10% size:55% and as a proud sponsor of "Rudy Maxa's World" 26:12.633 --> 26:14.433 align:start position:10% line:10% size:32.5% Orbitz offers comprehensive information 26:14.433 --> 26:16.566 align:start position:10% line:10% size:35% on the world's great destinations. 26:16.566 --> 26:19.700 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% From custom vacation packages to in-depth mobile tools 26:19.700 --> 26:21.233 align:start position:10% line:10% size:67.5% your trip begins on Orbitz. 26:21.233 --> 26:22.766 align:start position:10% line:10% size:47.5% Take vacation back! 26:22.766 --> 26:25.600 align:start position:10% line:10% size:62.5% [Korean janggu drums play in bright rhythm] 26:25.600 --> 26:30.900 align:start position:10% line:10% size:47.5% (man) Korea, be one with earth and sky. 26:30.900 --> 26:33.300 align:start position:10% line:10% size:52.5% (woman) And by Delta, 26:33.300 --> 26:35.766 align:start position:10% line:10% size:80% serving hundreds of destinations worldwide. 26:35.766 --> 26:41.000 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% Information to plan your next trip available at delta.com. 26:41.000 --> 26:42.500 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:50% [orchestral fanfare] 26:44.900 --> 26:47.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪