Oct 13, 2009 - RAIATEA and TAHA'A

Raiatea and Taha'a (easy for them to say) After a short overnight transit, we arrived at Raiatea…you can actually make out Bora Bora from here in the haze on the distant horizon. ... Raiatea and its smaller companion island Taha’a are enclosed by a singular barrier reef. ... Raiatea has nowhere near the beauty and charm of Moorea or Bora Bora; but, the day as it developed it turned into another one of those OMG days because of what we experienced. ... Finally as the day came to an end, we motored back to Raiatea, back to the ship’s pier and bid a fond farewell to French Polynesia as we began our two day journey to Rarotonga, in the Cook Islands. ...

Oct 11, 2009 - Bora Bora the Beautiful

Now I know what Bloody Mary meant when she sang “…most people long for another island, one where they know they will like to be.” For all the beauty that was Moorea, Bora Bora puts it way back in second place. ... As we returned back to the ship after our first of two days here on Bora Bora, our friend Jeff (aka “The Tanning Pro”) said that of all the seven Grand and World Voyages he has been on, this was the best day he ever experienced. ... Ellen, one of our CSI travel agent escorts, said this was the greatest…and she’s been here a few times before.Now I know what Bloody Mary meant when she sang “…most people long for another island, one where they know they will like to be.” For all the beauty that was Moorea, Bora Bora puts it way back in second place. ... As we returned back to the ship after our first of two days here on Bora Bora, our friend Jeff (aka “The Tanning Pro”) said that of all the seven Grand and World Voyages he has been on, this was the best day he ever experienced. ... Ellen, one of our CSI travel agent escorts, said this was the greatest…and she’s been here a few times before....

Oct 10, 2009 - Moorea

Jan Prince, in her excellent French Polynesian guidebook , says that Moorea (Mo-oh RAY-ah), while some people say it is an island shaped like a heart or an isosceles triangle, she thinks it looks like a swimming turtle. ... She says that some people feel it’s worth the airfare to Tahiti just to see Moorea. ... Moorea is dated by scientists to be about two million years old. ... In the morning we went on a bus tour of part of the island with a research director from the University of California at Berkeley, Gump Research Station here on Moorea. ...

Oct 9, 2009 - Tahiti

” - MARLON BRANDO We arrived in Tahiti at Papeete at 10am today, and are scheduled to leave at 5am tomorrow. ... Out there I’m sure the evenings were much more soothing for him than what goes on in downtown Papeete. ... Papeete is what passes for a major city and is actually the largest metropolis on any of these islands. ...

Oct 7, 2009 - French Polynesia at last

Robert Louis Stevenson loved Nuku Hiva. ... The ship offered no tours on Nuku Hiva so we had made arrangements for a 4X4 vehicle excursion with some fellow passengers on line, about a month and a half ago, through the Cruise Critic website. ... The Polynesian ceremonial sacred sites (called Marae) we saw on Nuku Hiva date back to about the 12th Century and, the remnants of which have been explored, restored, and preserved over the past twenty years or so. ...

Sep 15, 2009 - Tahiti - French Polynesia

I got to Tahiti at 5. ... 00 pm just in time to watch a breathtaking sunset falling behind the island of Morea.I got to Tahiti at 5. ... 00 pm just in time to watch a breathtaking sunset falling behind the island of Morea....

Feb 10, 2009 - Papeete, Tahiti

Today we visited Tahiti. We docked at the capital town, Papeete. ... It was quite built up and just like so many Caribbean islands, has way too many cars and lots of traffic in the city.Today we visited Tahiti. We docked at the capital town, Papeete. ... It was quite built up and just like so many Caribbean islands, has way too many cars and lots of traffic in the city....

Feb 1, 2009 - the day that disappeared

Well, this is an interesting date as it will never exist for me this year!!! I will lose this day somewhere over the Pacific, maybe Tahiti :) I would have loved to stop there but couldn't do it no matter how much I tried. ...

Sep 13, 2008 - Bora Bora

Bora Bora es espectacular. ... Bora Bora hace que el resto de Polinesia Francesa parezca barato! El sitio mas barato de toda la isla, la Pension Maeva donde me quede, tiene cuartos compartidos por $42 por persona! Es la cama mas cara que he pagado en todo el mundo. ... El plato mas barato en cualquier hueco cuesta $15 y internet cuesta mas de $30 la hora!!!! Como para nunca usarla.Bora Bora es espectacular. ... Bora Bora hace que el resto de Polinesia Francesa parezca barato! El sitio mas barato de toda la isla, la Pension Maeva donde me quede, tiene cuartos compartidos por $42 por persona! Es la cama mas cara que he pagado en todo el mundo. ... El plato mas barato en cualquier hueco cuesta $15 y internet cuesta mas de $30 la hora!!!! Como para nunca usarla....

Sep 10, 2008 - Mo'orea - Pape'ete - Bora Bora

Tome un ferry de vuelta a Pape'ete y luego un barco de carga a Bora Bora. ... A la mañana siguiente llegamos a Bora Bora! ...

Sep 8, 2008 - Mo'orea

Tome un ferry a Mo'orea, que queda al frente de Tahiti.Tome un ferry a Mo'orea, que queda al frente de Tahiti....

Sep 5, 2008 - Pape'ete (POLINESIA FRANCESA)

Tome Air New Zealand a Polinesia Francesa, 5 horas a traves de puro mar! Llegue a Pape'ete, la capital de Tahiti y PF, 15 horas antes de mi hora de salida de Auckland! Fue confuso adaptarse a este cambio de horario! Lo primero que te choca al llegar a PF es lo caro que es todo.Tome Air New Zealand a Polinesia Francesa, 5 horas a traves de puro mar! Llegue a Pape'ete, la capital de Tahiti y PF, 15 horas antes de mi hora de salida de Auckland! Fue confuso adaptarse a este cambio de horario! Lo primero que te choca al llegar a PF es lo caro que es todo....