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Visite d'un Marae
... sur le marae. Dans les iles de la Société,et plus généralement en Polynesie,le terme de marae désigne une construction particulière,distincte des places de réunion ou de danse,et au caractère religieux et sacré très prononcé.Le marae consiste généralement en une surface rectangulaire pavée de pierre, de corail ou nue, dont le périmètre est bordé de pierres plus hautes ou de bois.Il est ...
...the real polynesian life ...
... beach with no one, except for coral reefs and beautiful views - and Valerie form Paris! So we grab our Polynesian transport - the kayak - and head off into the water. It actually is more fun to be 2 in a one person kayak, but surely you are not even half as fast as you would be alone. Nevertheless a good one to discover the coral reefs in front of the reef and give you some exercise! Back we were, showered, and ready for our first part of the cooking lesson. ...
You Can't Stop the Music
... We later found out that the competitions here were only to select the winning Bora Bora group to move on, similar to what we saw in Huahine. Anyway, the costumes were sharp and the dancing stunning.
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Wake Up Surprise
During the night, our ship gently set sail as we lay in our beds and slept oh so peacefully. The next morning we arrived in Raiatea (sounds like "rye eh teh ah"), the second largest island in the Society Islands. Known as the "Bright Star", ancient Polynesia considered this place the birthplace of the world and the religious center of much of the South Pacific. Knowing how long ...
Huahine thru Toahatu Pass to Raiatea
Miles travelled - 28nm from Fare to West side of Raiatea
I had a bit of a restless night and woke just after midnight to find one of the inter-island ferries leaving harbour and another about to come in. It is a busy port for the ferries and because we were fairly close to the channel I sometimes was worried (although the boats had to follow the lead lights in and we were not close to them). We I got up at 6.30am I started making my first loaf of bread ...