http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , French Polynesia en-us Thu, 26 Nov 09 02:31:43 +0000 Thu, 26 Nov 09 02:31:43 +0000 Arrived at our hotel Kia Ora and went snorkeling out front our hotel. It was kinda cloudy water but we saw a huge ldquoGiant Morey Eelrdquo and a bat ray along with plenty of fish. Amy almost got bite by the eel having stood right next to it then putting her face in the water and it was within a few feet of the eel. Later we went on an outrigger canoe which wasnrsquot very exciting then http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/Rangiroa/blog-447963.html 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 b http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/Bora-Bora/blog-447953.html We went to Moorea Bora Bora and Rangiroa for our honeymoon. I would recommend French Polynesia to pretty much just couples or scuba divers. There is little to no night life the islands are very relaxed but the snorkeling and diving was amazing.We arrived at our hotel Moorea Pearl Resort. Walked down the road and went to a few shops and got food at the grocery store. Made noodles with tomato s http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/Moorea/blog-447945.html Day OneWe began our trip to paradise when we arrived in Papeete Tahiti at 430 AM. We spent a long time waiting in lines to clear customs. While waiting though we saw a crab walking around the airport floor. How funnyFrom the airport in Tahiti we had to take a 10 minute plane ride to the island of Moorea. I knew we were going to have a wonderful trip because as we were boarding the litt http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/Moorea/blog-444860.html TahitiAftan 8 tmar og 3 filmar einum flogfari komu vit endiliga til Papeete Tahiti. Vit lendu uml kl 6.30 um kvldi men hast alt var myrkt su vit skjtt at hetta var eitt heldur rvsi land vit vru komin til. flogvllinum vru vit bjai vlkomin vi blmum og livandi tnleiki 4 fittir tahitiskir menn stu einum bonki og spldu guitar T vit vru sloppin gjgnum passkontrol http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/Tahiti/blog-444238.html In November I'm flying from LAX to Auckland and will have a 2hour layover in Papeete. What is there to do in the airport May I leave the airport or am I supposed to stay inside Is there a cafe public telephones newspapers magazines etc. Is two hours long enough to go outside the airport if I want to As far as I know I won't have to check back in since I'll already have my boarding http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/Tahiti/Papeete/blog-441630.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/Bora-Bora/blog-430856.html Bonjour to all... So life here in the islands of French Polynesia isn't too bad It's 7 pm Friday evening and Candice and I are hanging at the bar readinginternet at our resort here in Moorea. We had an absolutely gorgeous day...we had a boat take us to a small motu island and drop us off for a few hours of the best snorkeling I've ever been a part of. Absolutely no one else was around. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/Moorea/blog-426355.html Aurinkoinen paratiisiRanskan Polynesia ei ole ollenkaan hullumpi paikka. Aurinkoa merta ja santaa riitt mutta tytyy mynt ett viikko oli aivan riittvn pitk aika tlle saarelle. En ole mitenkn erityisesti rantalomailutyyppi joten viimeisin pivin meinasi jo alkaa iske pieni puutumus.Asuin koko viikon leirintalueen parakkibungalovissa. Sattui olemaan hiljainen kausi joten sain k http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/Moorea/blog-407924.html The thing about French Polynesia is that you have to plan and book well ahead and do your research thoroughly...apparently...so it's a bit of a shame that we didn't read this until we were in Tahiti. The islands were a stopover on the flight to south America and we hadn't really thought about what we'd do while we were there. We knew Tahiti would be expensive and had tried to budget accordingly bu http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/Moorea/blog-392930.html Le but de l'expdition Melville 2008 est de mettre en place un parcours touristique bas sur l'histoire raconte par l'auteur amricain dans son premier livre Typee publi en 1846.Pour cela des panneaux ont ts imagins et raliss sur des supports adapts l'environnement climatique des Marquises dans des matriaux renouvelables. Ils seront par la suite intgrs aux paysage traditionel de N http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/Nuku-Hiva/blog-391585.html 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 Bora Bora is truly magical. Each of the French Polynesian islands has a different feel and Bora Bora evokes romance and tranquility. When visiting French Polynesia it is best to get an island hopping airline ticket so you can visit a few of the different islands...Bora Bora is worth at least 34 days if you are just going for a week. Also visit Moorea for outdoor adventures and scuba diving Ran http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/Bora-Bora/blog-385830.html So the BBC's top list of places to see before you die. Hmmmm. Well all I can say is that I nearly did when I started my research 36 hrs before my flight. But what exactly did I find out Well let me share it with you 'start planning your trip 36months in advance this will allow you to scour the web for the best deals' Lonely Planet 'even the cheapest meals bought off street vendor http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/Moorea/blog-382863.html On the start of our trip from Papeete Tahiti to Brisbane Australia I was unable to download pictures. Hopefully I have fixed the problem and will now be able to share some of the sites we visited. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/Bora-Bora/blog-380594.html Rangiroa Atoll in the Tuamotu ArchipelagoFeb 20th 2009Again the Aranui crew was absolutely capable at their respective duties. We were hauled off the boat at anchor in the lagoon brought to shore and disembarked on a beach. Some went on a glass bottom boat and some of these went snorkeling others went scuba diving. Terry and I swam a bit on the rocky coral strewn beach not conducive to snorke http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/Rangiroa/blog-377560.html First stop wet landing no dockSnorkling was all right at this atoll colapsed volcano surrounded by coral reefsunscreen in my eyes mixed with salty sea water I hung onto Terry to get out of the sharp coral no more snorkling with sunscreenthen we found one of the most beautiful beach on earth no need for masks we could observe he coral from the top of the water and the temperature was heave http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/blog-377531.html Nuku Hiva and Ua PouFeb 18th 2009Terry and I are still struggling with the computer camera thing. We spent a few hours this morning with Bernard at his computer in Ottawa Canon on their customer help line Terry on our machine and moi on the shiprsquos Internet trying to get help still nadaWe skipped the 2 hour archeological site visit situated at the middle of the bay and stayed on board th http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/Nuku-Hiva/blog-376519.html UaHukaFebruary 17th 2009Alarm set for 530 so that we could see a 180 turn of the boat within 2 rock cliffs in the bay of Vaipaee. The sun was coming over the rock cliffs one side was grey while the other was Grand Canyon red almost on fire and changing every moment as time progressed. Sailors were sent to each side where cleats had been cemented to the rock floor for the photo opportunity http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/blog-376517.html Hiva Oa et TahuataLe 16 fvrier 2009La Polynsie franaise les Marquises en particulier furent dcouvertes en 1575 par les Espagnols est annexe la France depuis les 1850 isme. La publicit en France amne beaucoup de voyageurs franais et quelques allemands. Ils y a aussi des amricains dont nous avons faits de bons amis Pat Bruce et quelques canadiens nous sommes 5amie Dominique. Don http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/French-Polynesia/Hiva---Oa/blog-375652.html