Raiatea, Polynesia

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January 17, 2014

Today we visited Raiatea, French Polynesia.

We took a small group tour by Land Rover jeep to see the highlights of this small island. The tour took us along the coast and then into the heart of the island ( actually the middle of the crater from the volcano that created Raiatea ) into the lush forest.

Visited a farm that produces Vanilla in the wild. Most is grown in “ green houses “. Some beautiful views of the surrounding mountains that form the walls of the crater.

There is a very small population on this island and a very small village at the dock where we left the ship. There is a hospital here that supports a few of the surrounding islands and schools up to High School. University must be taken in Tahiti for all in French Polynesia.

Interesting day with a decent guide. For us this is not as beautiful as Moorea but still has some things to offer.



Off tomorrow to Bora Bora for a 2 day stay.

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