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E Moemoe A (Tahitian for “Dreaming”)

For the past several days we had seen it at anchor in Opunohu Bay and had admired its low, sleek lines. We could not help but wonder what it would be like to live on such a boat even for just a few days. Though we knew that it would not happen, we enjoyed dreamingContinue reading “E Moemoe A (Tahitian for “Dreaming”)”

A Cock-a-doodle Day

They may look like ordinary chickens, but these are different from the ones in the States. They came to Mo’orea with the first Polynesians and have been here ever since. Some references call them “jungle fowl,” but they still just look like a different sort of chicken to me. Bright and beautiful, they are everywhereContinue reading “A Cock-a-doodle Day”

Lady or the Gorilla?

Just to the left of the lowest point in the ridge rises a rocky formation that outsiders had sometimes referred to as a “gorilla playing an organ.” Where this originated is unknown, but there has never been a gorilla in Mo’orea, nor did the original inhabitants have organs. However, the locals have their own legendContinue reading “Lady or the Gorilla?”

Lunch on a Hunch

We set off with no particular destination in mind, just looking for a place to have lunch along the only major road around Mo’orea. At the opposite end of Cook’s Bay one diner that we had considered was closed up tight, and nothing else appeared along the road for a couple of miles. The roadContinue reading “Lunch on a Hunch”

Te Fiti

Mount Tohivea protruded like an elbow above the mountainous torso resembling a lady lying on her side with her head resting on the right. Local legend says that this scene was the inspiration for Te Fiti’s island at the end of the movie, “Moana.” Indeed the mountain resembles that life-giving goddess, even with the cloudContinue reading “Te Fiti”

Mo’ Bettah in Mo’orea

What to do? What to do? Why should I care, just being here is enough! #moorea #hotelkaveka

Moving On

After touring the island, visiting museums and restaurants, and walking about the city, our stay in Pape’ete is about to end, The days were marked with sunshine interrupted now and then by clouds and rain, but it was always an adventure. Soon we will board the ferry at the terminal in the photo, leave theContinue reading “Moving On”

Blessing of the Curse

It seemed at first as if we had been cursed with rainy weather as we rode along on our circle tour of the island of Tahiti. However, the rain that had sodden our clothes had also intensified the waterfall and sprouted more along our course of travel. It seemed that the spirts of the cloudsContinue reading “Blessing of the Curse”

Finding Neverland

”Second star to the right and straight on ‘til morning.” Those words came to me as I gazed at Alpha and Beta Centauri from our hotel balcony in Pape’ete. To their right the unmistakable form of the Southern Cross appeared as a reminder that yes, indeed, we had found our own special Neverland. As theContinue reading “Finding Neverland”

Sunset: End and Beginning

The sunset seen through the window of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner foreshadowed the end of a very long day, beginning at 3 AM Eastern Standard Time in Florida and ending about 27 hours later in Pape’ete, French Polynesia. The name of the airliner was appropriate for it carried us over the Pacific to Tahiti asContinue reading “Sunset: End and Beginning”