Blogs from Huahine, French Polynesia, Oceania
Huahine Tour, Polynesian Show, and (tear) Our Last Night
Published: November 29th 2011Oceania » French Polynesia » Huahine
November 25th 2011
The clouds have broke and the sun is finding its way out to shine on us. After breakfast today we are going on tour of Huahine, which means vagina in Polynesian. The island vaguely has the shape, but it is probably named this due to the importance of the queens. Huahine is actually two islands, Huahine Nui and Huahine Iti, they are connected by a single bridge. Legend says that Hiro, a Polynesian god, rammed his canoe into the island to create this divide. Later the driver points out marks in the land from Hiro’s oar, and even his rocky phallus. The driver has the first mullet that I have seen since I got here, talk about absolute power. The seven of us climb in the back of a four wheel drive truck with benches fixed ... read more
Thanksgiving in French Polynesia, a rainy one... and the Bongo Song
Published: November 29th 2011Oceania » French Polynesia » Huahine
November 24th 2011
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone back home. There is much to give thanks for today. I have been weighing the pros and cons of being out here over Thanksgiving. I do have to say this wins out. No offense to my family. I love them and I would never have the opportunities that I have had if it were not for my parents. They have provided support and guidance far beyond what I ever could have hoped for, but it is everything else that comes with Thanksgiving. It is not just the relaxing time that it could be. To go home and have to sleep on the couch because everyone else has kids; I feel like I have no privacy. By necessity I am the last to bed and the first to wake up, I end up ... read more
March 20th 2009
Huahine Our next stop was Tahiti, and from there we caught a tiny plane to the beautiful island of Huahine. We were really lucky to find a slice of paradise called Motu Mahare (an even smaller island separated from Huahine by a few hundred metres of water in a truly amazing setting) which was made even better as we were the only guests. Our hosts, Kim and Walter were fantastic, lending us their kayaks, bicycles and snorkelling gear so that we could explore. It was lush, especially the crystal clear lagoons and colourful coral reefs. We spent a day cycling around Huahine, taking in the sights. Stopping at a river to feed some huge eels - buying the food was a little difficult as I attempted to use my very poor French! (Not sure the GCSE ... read more
November 13th 2008
Huahini - Day 3 Sailed into Maroe Bay and anchored around seven. We enjoyed the scenery and breakfast and then prepared for our motu picnic. The plan is to sail and snorkel, then picnic on a small island (a motu) and enjoy some local entertainment. We met our group o the dock at 9 and boarded our flower decked motorized canoe. While we motored slowly along the shore our guide explained the geography of the islands. There are actually two parts to Huahini, Huahini Iki (little) and Huahini Nui (great), joined by the longest bridge in French Polynesia at 110 meters. The rainy season is late this year, yippee for us, but resulting in large wild fires in the hills. We watched one that started small at the top of the ridge and three hours later ... read more
February 26th 2008
As the plane began its descent into Tahiti we caught a glimpse of what was in store for us as we flew past the neighbouring island of Moorea, with its lush green jagged mountains rising from the surrounding turquoise sea. Once on the ground we were given a native flower which we duly tucked behind our ears, before smugly cutting the queue and going through the EU channel, as it is effectively France. We then had to figure out how to get to our hotel. After a chat with a very helpful and extremely camp information dude who told us that the local taxis have the nerve to charge per preson and per bag, we decided to go in search of a bus. Everything is mega expensive in Tahiti so we thought we may as well ... read more
December 16th 2007
We visited Tahiti primarily because it’s a compulsory stop off between the Easter Island and New Zealand. We decided to make the most of it and invested 5 days into staying on one of its many tropical islands called Huahine. We were fortunate enough to have a good friend of ours (Natalie) fly in and stay with us while we were there - it was so strange (but great!!) to have a friend from home out there with us! Elsosorban azert latogattuk meg Tahitit, mert kotelezo allomas a Husvet-sziget es uj-zeland kozott. Es ha mar ott voltunk gondoltuk kihasznaljuk az alkalmat es 5 napig maradtunk a szigetcsopert Huahine nevu szigeten. Olyan szerencsesek voltunk, hogy egy kedves baratnonk (Nat) csatlakozott hozzank. Fura es egyben nagyszeru erzes volt, hogy egy otthoni baratunkkal oszthattuk meg az elmenyt. We all ... read more
A brief message from French Polynesia
Published: November 20th 2006Oceania » French Polynesia » Huahine
November 20th 2006
Just to say we have been in Tahiti, Moorea and are now in Huahine, heading for the airport and New Zealand in 2 days. Internet is sparse, expensive and controlled by french keyboards, so we will wait until Auckland for pictures and more detailed news. Jacko got bitten by a stingray during a feeding session, but it is ok, the stingray recovered well. We are enjoying the mails and comments that we are getting from the blog, thanks to you all for them, they crack us up. Till the weekend (which comes 1 day early, as we cross the dateline on the way to nz - Thursday hardly exists for us), Nic and Ady x x x ... read more
June 5th 2005
Huahine Forever, a inscription carved on the docks at the port town of Fare on Huahine is what it feels like to be on this gorgeous isle. Having survived the ardous 9 hour freighter to the Island, I was met with beautiful mountain vistas along with crystal clear blue waters teeming with tropical fish practically swimming around your ankles. This island is truly inspirational. I can see how anyone can simple fall in love with its lagoons and peaceful atmosphere. It is simple timeless, nothing changes, nothing probably ever will nor should it. Camping out at edge of the beach was relatively inexpensive and you get to hear the roar of the ocean as it breaks along the edge of the lagoon not far from shore. It was farily difficult to stay on this island ... read more
