Raiatea, French Polynesia

... and his attendant dinghy Penfold (as christened by us) was an excellent yacht and we were very sorry to step ashore. French Polynesia is a fantastic place, very expensive but the combination of Polynesian culture and French cuisine is hard to beat.

... Just had breakfast by the lagoon, looking out to Bora Bora, in beautiful sunshine and about 28°C. Tough one this.   French Polynesia is the dream holiday location - volcanic islands, turquoise seas, brilliant blue skies - just what you want on a ...

Raiatea ist nur einen sehr kurzen Flug von Maupiti entfernt, aber die beiden Inseln sind sehr verschieden. Auch Raiatea hat ein vorgelagertes Riff und ein paar kleine Motu, ist aber viel groesser als Maupiti und wesentlich „einheimischer". Hier lebt ...

... ; One interesting note however.  After we sailed about 5 pm, the captain told us that a tsunami warning had been issued for French Polynesia at 6:40 pm.  Sure enough at 6:30 the water in the pool began to slosh from side to side.  Apparently ...