Sheraton Moorea Lagoon Resort and Spa

Well folks how goes - pics from French Polynesia will be up soon - can't seem to upload them here in Paradise - way too laid back for that.<br><br>So my last night in Auckland was spent with family of sorts. My brother-in-laws sister and her husband and little one live in Auckland so i went round for dinner. Already in a couple of hours I saw more of Auckland and got more of a feel for it than I would have done had i been a tourist for two weeks. I always ...

20th April 2009 We had arranged to go to Mo'orea today which meant catching the ferry across. We packed up our stuff, grabbed some breakfast and then went to catch the bus, we were told that any time after 9.30am would be OK as before that they would be too busy and would not stop to pick us up with our luggage. So at 9.30am we stood at the bus stop and the 1st bus drove past, so we waited, luckily not for long before the next bus came along. This bus was half empty so it ...

Woke up to a sunny day with a beautiful island awaiting us! We had been told that Moorea has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Decided we were going to rent scooters to explore the island however they were all out when we arrived. Instead we hired a local taxi driver (aka Papee) to show us around the island. Another couple from Germany asked to join us and so we all jumped in and away we went. Did we ...

... von Tahiti, ankamen! Der erste Eindruck ernuechtert - man erwartet schlichtweg tuerkises Paradies aber stattdessen Gestank verursacht durch Autostau in der kleinen Hauptstadt, unsaubere Strassen, und weit und breit kein tuerkises Wasser noch weisse Straende. Die Menschen hier in Franzoesisch-Polynesien sprechen Franzoesisch, ich versuchte meine verstaubten Sprachkenntnisse wieder zu reaktivieren -mehr schlecht als recht-und auch sie scheinen ziemlich weit weg vom stressigen ...

... inexpensive they really were while there. We took in a beautiful sunset on the moto and took the ferry back across to Tahiti. We were sick of the high prices already and were looking for a bargain for dinner. We had heard of a group of caravans that set up in a parking lot near the port starting at 6pm - they set up tables and cook out of their vans and when all is said and done, they pack it all up and drive away. Genius!! Of course, the majority of ...

... depart on a 5 hour flight to somewhere but lose a whole day doing it. Finally, apologies for the lack of updates (thank god some are thinking, less drivel) but since arriving in New Zealand we have been having a blast, plus no internet in our campervan (or mains power for that point) makes things a little trickier. I'll be sure to take a bit of time out to get back up to speed and let you all know about the adrenaline stuff we've been up to. So it's goodbye for now but Kia Ora soon !!!

... it wasn't so hot because of the breeze. Just like home. Our first two stops were both for waterfalls; apparently there are over 40 on the island that the island people have named - the others don't have names because they only flow when it has rained. I wish I could remember the names, but Tahitian is so different and I can't even remember what the names sounded like let alone how to spell them. I wished I'd had a tripod to take pictures of the waterfalls. Next we drove ...

We are in Tahiti today. The ship will be in port until 4 tomorrow am. Am at an internet cafe which is slightly better than the one on the ship but it is a French keyboard and very difficult to use. If I slip into a few à § £ ç é, you will know why. Also, none of the letters are in the same position as in the U.S. Well, read between the lines...... Weqther is bequtiful here. Wqrn qnd ...