Hotel Kaveka Maharepa

... by palm trees, we stopped to see the Bali Hai mountain. It took all my will power not to break out in song. When we returned to the dock, it was time for shopping!! Every one of the native booths had black pearls. I found a lovely slide that I knew I would wear. So much of the things are pretty here, but I’m afraid would look quite gaudy back home. Back to the tender for our return to the ship, and then pool time! Many ...

... had been here for a couple of<br>generations) called on their cellphones a nearby hostel, booked us a<br>room, and then drove us to the hostel. So nice!!That night we went to the Roulettes &#8211; a spot downtown full of <br>mobile food vendors. We spent 3 hours there trying a bunch and<br>watching kids run around like crazy. Good food &#8211; good times. <br><br><br>

... incident in Italy. The rest of the day was<br>just relaxing on the beach &#8211; reading- and watching the kids play<br>together in the water. Our beach spot was amazing &#8211; it was on the<br>Oponuhu bay surrounded by coconut trees. <br><br>Another great thing about Tahiti: people are comfortable with<br>their bodies &#8211; big small who cares nearly everyone's in a bikini<br>and men are rocking the speedo and nobody cares. <br><br>Everyone's clock is on island ...

... own - honeymooners busy at it no doubt and families arguing about how long they've been with each other wishing it was their honeymoon again). I drink a couple of whiskies - why not - in paradise after all and this needs to be celebrated.<br><br>Workin' out and cyclin'<br><br>Saturday morning and I get up and go to the gym for an old jog. It's way too hot to do it outside. It would scare the relaxing holiday makers in any case. I then go and grab a bicycle ...

... discovered that prices on the island were about 4 times higher than anywhere else. The price of food at the hotel was a joke, £19 for a continental breakfast, £51 for a main course & their special gourmet meal was £86 per person - we didn't eat much at the hotel. Luckily there was a supermarket right outside the hotel, so we had most of our meals, out of paper bags, on the balcony overlooking the ocean - very romantic. Our room was right above a pool stocked ...

... was a good place to start; we could walk around out of the sun and adjust to the heat. As we left the market, we crossed the street at a pedestrian crosswalk. Push a button and wait for the light to change and then a recorded voice in French told us it was safe to cross. The traffic in the city is very busy and congested, but if you cross in a crosswalk, they will always stop quickly for you. We crossed from the market to the shady side of the street and were off to ...

... The 8th was really good and instructive: there are almost no beach on Tahiti!!! There are rocks most of the time. The great stuff though is that the coral reef starts about 1 or 2 m from the edge of the water. Snorkeling is therefore very good straight from the start. Like the west beaches near Auckland in NZ, the sand is black from the volcanic rocks.

... whilst we were here and a possibility was to extend our stay by rescheduling our round the world flight ticket. No luck. All flights were fully booked up and whilst we had the option of going on a waiting list, there was no indication of how long it might be before seats would be available. Being stranded in Polynesia was not a preference, as we were discovering from the high costs here. All the shops closed at midday for three hours and our investigations meant we had run out ...

Bonjour everyone. The rate here is ridiculous and I dont know where all the keys are so its taking ages to type. Just to let you know we have arrived in Tahiti and its hot AS! Weve had some amusing incidents which I will recount later when Im not pressing q instead of a and can locate the apostrophe. Much love Becky ps*its gonna take more time than I thought to dominate Tahiti but I think I can still get it done in 5 days. Je vous aime! Faith Im doing some research for ya!

... scene, similar to a summer rock concert at the Gorge or something, but crazier because it was kiwis. After that was over, I went home and packed for Tahiti. We travelled through the night, arrived Tahiti at 6:30am and started Friday all over again after crossing the International Date Line. Upon arrival at the airport on our 2nd Friday in a row we were welcomed with flowers for our hair and a small Tahitian band playing music. We also ...