http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/Huahine/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , French Polynesia , Huahine en-us Fri, 11 Dec 09 07:22:42 +0000 Fri, 11 Dec 09 07:22:42 +0000 HuahineOur 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 kay http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/Huahine/blog-387781.html Huahini Day 3Sailed 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 geog http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/Huahine/blog-344820.html We visited Tahiti primarily because itrsquos 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/Huahine/blog-249088.html 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 Franc http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/Huahine/blog-248684.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/Huahine/blog-104738.html 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 an http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/Huahine/blog-11532.html