French Polynesia

I arrived in Tahiti early in the morning (around 1am) and got to wait in the airport 'til later that morning for my flight to Bora Bora (around 8am). I checked into the youth hostel and immediately rented a bike and went around the island (and got sunburnt). That afternoon I rented a kayak and paddled around. The next day I took a scuba diving lesson - saw some sharks and a few fish, but no manta rays. Flew from Bora Bora to Huahine. The hostel I stayed at there was more in the town of Fare. I rented a bike there too and saw some of the island. Didn't seem to be much to do there (and laying on the beach with a sunburn wasn't too appealing). Spent a couple days there then went back to Tahiti. I wasn't ready for relaxing and lazing about, so I bumped up my flight to New Zealand and left the islands a couple days early.

Bora Bora from the airport

Village Pauline where I stayed

a beach

bungalows

another beach

Bora Bora

Mt. Otemanu

looking back at Bora Bora from where I kayaked to

Tom lost at sea

sunset

sunset

sunset

Huahine from the air

on the island of Huahine

a little lake and village on Huahine

sunset on Huahine

sunset

Moorea from the air

the city of Papeete, Tahiti

Papeete

Tom waiting in the airport

 

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