Last Day of the Whole TripToaroto Beach Roosters are up again at 5:30am. After breakfast and a bit of packing, John and I head to Toaroto Beach for our last bit of snorkeling. I watch a small starfish make his way across the coral.It is hard to say goodbye to the water but we go back to our place to hang our wet towels and bathing suits, take showers and …
Around TahitiMara’s Grottos I wake at 5:30am to a cacophony of crowing roosters.The French are rubbing off on us. We head down to the store to buy our fresh baguette for breakfast. Our host drops by with eggs freshly laid by his chickens. Jiggy the family dog hangs around hoping for scraps but we’ve been warned not to feed her.Tahiti is to French Polynesia’s Society Islands what Oahu is to …
Bora Bora to TahitiFinal Morning in Bora Bora We have visitors while eating breakfast this morning. Three chickens come clucking and poking around the yard.Desiree (our host at Lady Bora Bora) says that she will take us to Viatape at 11:30am to catch the 12:00pm Air Tahiti catamaran to Bora Bora Airport which is on a nearby motu (reef island). We leisurely pack and relax in our beautiful setting until …
Arrival in TahitiMissing in ActionOur flight from Auckland to Tahiti arrives an hour late at 11pm. Polyensian dancers greet everyone as we enter the terminal. We have a short line-up to go through immigration… much better than our experience at Auckland Airport. Unfortunately it is downhill from there. No luggage arrives at the baggage belt for over an hour. No explanations for the delay. When the bags finally start …