Hotel Tiare Tahiti Papeete

... There was a lot of history mostly written in French, but we got the gist and many of his original art works. Jay is standing under the original door frame from his house. It was raining so we did not look around the Gardens <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br ><br><br> We have always enjoyed museums and The Museum of Tahiti had a wonderful exhibition. <br>This was to be ...

... eventually decided he would try and sort this out for us and allowed us to get our first hot shower in three days in an alternative bungalow. Bless him - although the suggestion of moving us to a room with some basic failities of our own was out of the question. Mind you, what sane man has never dreamed of running around "paradise" with just a towel around his waist ...so perhaps this was all part of the customer service.<br>On day four, a plumber ...

... it's completely urban with buildings everywhere, and a never ending flow of traffic. But we are enjoying it: the people are very nice, the food is great, and the view from the waterfront is amazing.<br><br>The buses stop running at 5pm from Papeete to our hostel since it is located where the locals live. So Mike and I head out at 3pm and stop off at the Tahitian museum. The museum was great mostly because we were the only ones there! Looking at pictures of the ancient ...

... 1st day on Moorea Island which was an amazing way to start the Conference.<br>Unfortunately for the next 3 full days we were locked in a room while the beach and 30 degrees was calling me from outside. <br>Lots of partying with great night life, samba dancing and even a night of Karoake. ( I am a terrible singer)<br><br>Enough talk, enjoy the photos.

Woke up bright and early to begin our adventure on Tahiti! Decided we would rent a car and find our own way around the island rather than taking a tour. Got directions to the car rental and headed out. Upon arrival there was a long line and by the time we reached the counter there was one car left with us and another couple. (Round 1 ding ding ding). Ok we played fair and shared the car and off we all went! The couple was from Canada (Gene and ...

... day - by golly it was hot and humid! We had decided to have a wander around the town in the morning and explore an area that we had not investigated previously. On disembarking the ship and after having made a phone call back to the UK we then went exploring and came across a covered market selling all sorts of products including very colourful flower arrangements, basket ware, toiletries, fresh fruit, vegetables, meat and fish - for this they had a unique way in ...

... grey reek sharks. I must point out that we are not staying at the Intercontinental just taking full advantage of the vast infinity pool, raked white sands, the men that exchange your towels the minute you sweat &amp; a golf car that chauffeurs you around. And how do we do this? With fingers crossed, a great big smile &amp; a "bonjour" when we stroll confidently through the open air reception. But there is one minor draw back - a can of cold, local beer &amp; a fresh tropical ...

... things during my trip. In the evening, after devouring a book in a park near by some school teenager who were doing a dance battle: you're going with only 2 per 2 and you must dance the best of the 2. I was surprise to see how well they were dancing and already how their dancing were suggestive for 12 years children. Anyway, was nice and I had music in the background during my reading. In the evening, I went ...

... from the sea, their long silver bodies glistening, making huge leaps and racing to get out of the path of the ship. When we saw birds, we knew we were close to the island. January 19, Saturday We arrived at Nuku Hiva this morning at 7am. It was hot on deck, even at that time of day-the air temperature was 89 degrees and the water temperature was 82-balmy, except for the humidity-though the breezes kept us comfortable as we walked around on the ...

... to be in an English speaking country in six days, as horrible as that sounds. Lucky for me Liz and Rachel both speak a lot of French, but it's really hard to have to rely on someone else so heavily. After that we went looking for a supermarket or pharmacy and ended up at a sports store to find Liz some board shorts and me a swimming suit. And guess what - I bought one! Of all things. Liz never found her board shorts; not after shop after shop. All they ever had were ...