Category Archives: Tahiti

29th April: Tahiti (Moorea – Centre, West and South)

Posted on August 13, 2011 by

Travelling further up the road from the Opunohu Valley maraes, we reached the magnificent views to the north and west at Belvedere Lookout.  This is the view to the north. … and this the view to the west. Google maps … Continue reading →

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29th April: Tahiti (Moorea – Opunoho Valley Maraes)

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

Towards the middle of the day we visited some archaeological sites in the middle of Moorea. Unfortunately it was a bright sunny day which does not help for photographs in a forest. Google maps location. Nowadays in Tahiti and Moorea … Continue reading →

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29th April: Tahiti (Moorea – Cook’s Bay)

Posted on August 3, 2011 by

Moorea is a smaller island than Tahiti, visible from the north coast.  We spent most of our second day there, taking the ferry there and back. The view above is from about half-way across the channel between Tahiti and Moorea. … Continue reading →

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28th April: Tahiti (Arahurahu Marae)

Posted on July 29, 2011 by

Coming back from Tahiti Iti, we stopped for lunch at a friendly open air restaurant in Taravao, on the isthmus.  Following that we spent some time at the Paul Gauguin Museum, which is definitely worth a visit but I didn’t … Continue reading →

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28th April: Tahiti (Tahiti Iti)

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

We arrived at Papeete airport very late on the evening of the 27th and next day hired a car to drive around.  Tahiti is the largest island in the Society Islands and comprises two volcanic cones joined together, the larger … Continue reading →

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