Blogs from French Polynesia, Oceania - page 25

We stayed at Bora Bora Pearl Resort. Arriving in Bora Bora was amazing. We stayed on an overwater bungalow which was awesome! The Pearl is great for snorkeling off your balcony because is has a reef nursery with tons of fish and it has a reef under every bungalow's glass coffee table. At night if you just hang out on your balcony with the lights on the water you can see stingrays and sharks swim by your room! It was incredible. We started the next day early with a 4 hour Land Rover “Safari” around the island. It was beautiful. The roads were narrow, dirt, rock, and really steep. They took us to a view point (really a communications antenna station), to a pearl farm, old WW2 cannons left there by the U.S. and to an ... read more

Tahiti Aftaná 8 tímar og 3 filmar í einum flogfari komu vit endiliga til Papeete, Tahiti. Vit lendu uml kl 6.30 um kvøldi, men hóast alt var myrkt, sóu vit skjótt at hetta var eitt heldur øðrvísið land, vit vóru komin til. Á flogvøllinum vóru vit bjóðaði vælkomin við blómum og livandi tónleiki- 4 fittir tahitiskir menn sótu á einum bonki og spældu guitar :) Tá vit vóru sloppin gjøgnum passkontrol og høvdu tikið pengar út (30.000 fr; uml 3.000kr), fóru vit at finna okkum ein taxabil at koyra okkum til hostellið. Vit funnu nakrar taxabilar og lupu í tann fyrsta. Vit vístu tí heldur eldra sjaførinum addressina, og hann segði beinavegin 'Yes yes', tá vit spurdu um hann kendi. Men vit funnu skjótt útav, at gamli koyrdi beint skeiva vegin. Vit royndu at vísa ... read more

Hello to everyone and sorry that our 2nd blog took so long to produce! We just got a secure wireless internet account here in New Zealand so that is what the delay has been! Anyway, we were quite sad to leave Moorea as we really fell in love with the island. It's a spectacularly stunning island, with gorgeous sunsets (new pics included) towering mountain peaks, and sparkling clear blue waters! We were able to snorkel right below our bungalow and the amount and variety of fish we saw was amazing. We also did a really fun ATV ride into the mountains, through various citrus orchards..pineapple, papaya, grapefruit, lemon, etc, and on our last weekend there, took in a really interesting native Tiki Village bbq and show, including a traditional fire dance. On to Bora Bora, which ... read more

Aurinkoinen paratiisi Ranskan Polynesia ei ole ollenkaan hullumpi paikka. Aurinkoa, merta ja santaa riittää, mutta täytyy myöntää, että viikko oli aivan riittävän pitkä aika tälle saarelle. En ole mitenkään erityisesti rantalomailutyyppiä, joten viimeisinä päivinä meinasi jo alkaa iskeä pieni puutumus. Asuin koko viikon leirintäalueen parakkibungalovissa. Sattui olemaan hiljainen kausi, joten sain koko huoneen itselleni :) Päivät vietin uiskennellen laguunissa ja rötväten rannalla, illat rupatellen niitä näitä muiden matkaajien kanssa. Varsin rentouttava kokemus.... read more

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