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28.10.2007 - 04.11.2007
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I hate to confirm, but I'm afraid áll the wonderful things you've heard read or seen about French Polynesia are true. If it isn´t heavenly paradise, it gets very close to it. We arrived on Papeete but quickly moved to the neighbouring island of Moorea as it has the better lagoon and it is the island of choice for French Polynesians for a weekend away from the 'hussle' of Papeete. Our campsite was right at the lagoonfront so we had some amazing views on the sea and on the setting sun.
Normally we would wake up really early as it got hot and light really early so by 8am we had already had breakfast and were already exploring the lagoon for nice beaches, colourful fish and beautiful coral. On occasions we'd venture away from the immediate vicinity of our campsite to explore the island by bike, kayak or by boat tour. On those days we saw and swam with many dolphins, sharks, rays and we saw a whale (from far :-( ). Monica was doing summersaults about the turquoise waters and light sands and I hardly spent a minute out of water out of sheer amazement for the great snorkelling.
The people in Polynesia were very friendly and we were also amazed by the tasty cuisine. Monica was dazzled by the richness of flowers and the polynesians culture of using them for hair decoration, etc. She promptly took up the habit and kept trying new flowers on her hair.
Unfortunately after a week we had to leave as we still had another stop planned before arriving on the South American continent. We arrived this morning on Easter Island, the world´s most isolated inhabited place. Can´t wait to tell you about this place, but meanwhile enjoy some pictures from French Polynesia...












Posted by solccs 05.11.2007 13:11 Archived in French Polynesia Comments (0)





