Pension Marie Lou Moorea

... br>What day is it?

So today I cross the international date line for the first of 3 times in one week. I will fly to French Polynesia and then back a week later only to fly across the date line to South America again the following day.

So I've gone from being 11 hours ahead of you back home to 11 hours behind. And hopefully by the time you read this - it will be tomorrow morning and I'll only be going to bed. It's all mad I tell you - mad ...

... countries?!! So we had return ferry tickets and also managed to fit in a spot of shopping before catching the 12.05pm express ferry to Mo'orea. Once we arrived we collected our luggage and so far all was going OK. Then there was a bus waiting but it looked full so we just stood to the side and thought we would wait for another, until a lady approached us to find out where we were heading, we pointed to our map and she instructed us to board the bus. The driver and some ...

... About half way though the island smoke started to billow out the engine compartment. Next thing we knew we were sitting on the side of the road as Papee and the German fellow (a mechanic) mustered around in the engine. Papee had to take his pop bottle to a near by neighbor many time to get water for the radiator. After about 30 minutes we were back on the road going approximately 10 miles an hour while we kept our ...

... built with hardly any traffic, ideal for scootering around. We drove up to Belvedere point which overlooks the two famous bays of Opunohu and Cooks Bay. It also had some nice views of the surrounding peaks. On the drive down the hill we decided to make a stop at the Agriculture School. This is where they teach locals how to grow certain crops (mostly fruits), and they had a free walk through various growing fields. As ...

... in der Schweiz! Na gut Xose schlug vor, dass wir ab jetzt fuer die naechsten 8 Tage die Preise fuer Essen nicht mehr umrechnen werden, sonst wuerde uns dies nur diesen Trip verderben und ich dachte, das ist eine gute Idee. Leider gelang das nicht immer, denn wer mich kennt, weiss einfach, dass ich zu kostenbewusst und oekonomisch denke, als dass ich einfach nur Tag fuer Tag Tausende dieser komischen Geldscheine rauswerfe. Das Tourismusbuero empfahl uns, man koenne sehr gut und am ...

... the sea is full of beautiful tropical fish) lots of kayaking and we enjoyed the three course meals every night at the restaurant. One night there was a seafood buffest, with a Polynesian show. We also saw a couple get married on the beach, Polynesian style. The sea is so beautiful, with clear turquoise water and the sand is white, just like in the postcards. We enjoyed lunch on our deck, followed by an ...

... that was considered cheap. The next day we had breakfast with one of our French hostel-mates again and she started telling us a bit more about the Polynesian culture. She was asking if we'd seen these she-men yet...We weren't sure what she meant and were pretty sure we hadn't come across to many men posing as ladies - we figured we'd have noticed for sure. Well, as it turns out, in French Polynesia, there is a custom that the last born daughter in each ...

... mouths open staring at the perfection that lay before us. I mean, I have pictures and I was there, and I still can't believe it. It was so nice. We lay there, rotating like a lamb on the spit (interesting analogy I know) and going for dips in the perfect lagoon. After a few hours of this we went back (on our rented scooters) and packed up our stuff because we are leaving the island tonight and we have stuff to do. Like write this blog. You'll be pleased to ...

... in Tahiti are slipperier than they are in Colorado creeks (really, I'm convinced), and it took me a lot longer than it should have to get across the little creek to the pool. The guide of the other jeep, who was shirtless, barefoot, and wearing a loincloth-style swimsuit sort of like what the Emberá were wearing, went sprinting out into the water (sprinting, honestly) to help some of the ladies on his tour that were having trouble in the stream. I envied his balance and ...

See the dentist and he thinks it will have to come out !!! But numbs me, pops off the broken bit, root canal, fill with a tempary filling which should get me home for a crown ( that makes me feel old, only old people have crowns dont they? ) All this for a mere $180, bargin!! And now i can eat! Dine ...