Thursday was the day for our action packed coach
tour around the entire island. The tour included visiting the point at the
most northerly end of the island, a couple of museums, a blow hole, a waterfall,
a Polynesian garden and a restaurant for lunch. Unfortunately it was
also the day for an unseasonal rainstorm that lasted for most of the day (and
most of Friday as well), so some of the activities were a bit
damp.
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Of course the advantage of torrential
rain is the waterfalls are really impressive, provided you don't mind
getting wet. |
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There are some well-maintained Polynesian
temples (marae) in Tahiti. In the Marquesas the temples were
built from huge boulders but in Tahiti they are more recent ones, built
from manageable and uniformly sized
stones. |
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The Tikis on this site are recent
carvings placed here for the tourists. Our guide told us they need
not be feared because they lack the power that ancient tikis have.
Apparently the tiki spirits are capricious and, while generally
benevolent, it is better not to get too close to
them. |
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On our return to the dock we came across
these replicas of old catamarans that are sailing between the
islands. These are racing boats with not much living space and very
little onboard in the way of modern technology (no fridge, freezer or
chartplotter!). Anastasia sounds palatial by
comparison. |
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