Pension Chayan Tahiti

... we noticed that the ferry was not there so waited and waited and waited. Finally at 11.50am the slow ferry turned up so we boarded but it didn't depart until 12.30pm, arriving in Papeete at 1.30pm. With no where to stay we made a base at the tourist information centre again whilst we phoned around for somewhere cheapish to stay for the two nights. With the help of the gentleman behind the desk we managed to find somewhere and arranged for them to pick us up. Again we ...

... road is stuck between the lagoon and the moutains [ max width of the flat land between lagon and moutain 100m] with waterfalls every 50m. Climbed up to one of the waterfalls, it was raining, or maybe it was just the humidity or the water from the water fall..... climbed by car then by foot then by foot and arm until we finally got right at the bottom of the waterfall. Took a few fotos and then quickly went back to teh car because the camera was not ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... hinta on vahintaan 400 euroa yolta, eika silla taida edes saada sita kokonaan veden paalle rakennettua mokkia. Bungalowin sijaan loysimme Cook's Baysta oikein asiallisen ja suorastaan edullisen (45 euroa) Motel Albertin, joka sijaitsee upeissa maisemissa kauniin puutarhan keskella. Omistaja tarjosi tuoreita greippeja ja karambolia suoraan puista. Ja karambolatkin oikeasti maistuivat joltain! Valkoisia hiekkarantoja ei suinkaan ole joka puolella saarta, ja meilta ...

... had a snorkel which was really good though I kept thinking I was too near to the coral. Next stop was the Belvedere lookout which had a lovely panoramic view. We had lunch here and got bitten by mosquitoes (grrr). Next we drove around Opunohu bay and Cooks Bay and then onto the best public beach in Moorea - Tamae and it really was stunning - white sand and crystal waters. Good snorkelling as well :) Got back to Tahiti about 5 ...

... heading to Easter Island on the same flight too. Couldn´t see our flight no on large screen and started to panic but Air Tahiti had code shared with Air NZ so we were on another NZ plane :) We had a better selection of films for our 4.5 hour flight. So good, that we both wanted the flight to be longer! I watched Transformers and Paul opted for Bourne Ultimation..again. Flight was pretty smooth and ...

... 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 ...

... wrapped up, we heard an announcement, calling Paul to the purser's office. Did our CC# fail? we wondered. We went down, iced coffees in hand, but the man behind the desk had no idea what we were talked about. But then the head purser came by and said, "Ah, I have the materials you need" and reappeared with a UPS package. Unbelievable - major kudos to Club Bali Hai for working it all out - getting it back to Papeete, getting the ship's agent to accept it, getting it ...

... and the ball in the middle is the twin peak of Mount Pahia and Mount Otemanu (727 m). The colour of the sea was a beautiful aqua blue and as we flew closer we could make out many thatched roof cabins stilted all over the lagoon. This was going to be home for the next seven days! The airstrip is on one of the outlying sand islets built by the Americans during WW II. From the airstrip we took a ferry across to the ...