{"id":18558,"date":"2016-04-22T06:00:26","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T13:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=18558"},"modified":"2016-04-21T21:11:43","modified_gmt":"2016-04-22T04:11:43","slug":"the-cannons-of-bora-bora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/18558","title":{"rendered":"The Cannons of Bora Bora"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During World War II, the United States maintained a supply base on Bora Bora. After the war, eight cannons were left behind, two of which are located on Mont Poopooureroa. The view of Bora Bora&#8217;s lagoon from Mont\u00c2\u00a0Poopooureroa is spectacular.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18559\" style=\"width: 1810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Cannon-Mont-Poopooureroa-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18559\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18559\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Cannon-Mont-Poopooureroa-1.jpg\" alt=\"Cannon on Mont Poopooureroa - 1\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Cannon-Mont-Poopooureroa-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Cannon-Mont-Poopooureroa-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Cannon-Mont-Poopooureroa-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Cannon-Mont-Poopooureroa-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cannon on Mont Poopooureroa &#8211; 1<\/p><\/div>\n<p>SOURCE: Cannon on Mont Poopooureroa &#8211; 1 (Bora Bora, French Polynesia); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 08 April 2016.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18560\" style=\"width: 1810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Cannon-Mont-Poopooureroa-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18560\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18560\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Cannon-Mont-Poopooureroa-2.jpg\" alt=\"Cannon on Mont Poopooureroa - 2\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Cannon-Mont-Poopooureroa-2.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Cannon-Mont-Poopooureroa-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Cannon-Mont-Poopooureroa-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Cannon-Mont-Poopooureroa-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cannon on Mont Poopooureroa &#8211; 2<\/p><\/div>\n<p>SOURCE: Cannon on Mont Poopooureroa &#8211; 2 (Bora Bora, French Polynesia); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 08 April 2016.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18561\" style=\"width: 1810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/View-Mont-Poopooureroa-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18561\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18561\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/View-Mont-Poopooureroa-1.jpg\" alt=\"The View from Mont Poopooureroa - 1\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/View-Mont-Poopooureroa-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/View-Mont-Poopooureroa-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/View-Mont-Poopooureroa-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/View-Mont-Poopooureroa-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The View from Mont Poopooureroa &#8211; 1<\/p><\/div>\n<p>SOURCE: The View from Mont Poopooureroa &#8211; 1 (Bora Bora, French Polynesia); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 08 April 2016.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18562\" style=\"width: 1810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/View-Mont-Poopooureroa-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18562\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18562\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/View-Mont-Poopooureroa-2.jpg\" alt=\"The View from Mont Poopooureroa - 2\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/View-Mont-Poopooureroa-2.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/View-Mont-Poopooureroa-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/View-Mont-Poopooureroa-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/View-Mont-Poopooureroa-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-18562\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The View from Mont Poopooureroa &#8211; 2<\/p><\/div>\n<p>SOURCE: The View from Mont Poopooureroa &#8211; 2 (Bora Bora, French Polynesia); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 08 April 2016.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Copyright \u00a9 2016 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During World War II, the United States maintained a supply base on Bora Bora. After the war, eight cannons were left behind, two of which are located on Mont Poopooureroa. 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