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”
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Of Waterfalls and Tropicbirds
A pleasant walk, led by our friend and tour guide, Yota, took us up a wide path to these spectacular falls in the Fa’aruma’i Valley of Tahiti. The tranquil scene was graced by the flyover of several beautiful but shy, white tropicbirds with their long, thin tails trailing behind. Though we had been looking forContinue reading “Of Waterfalls and Tropicbirds”
Good Place Not to Be
A narrow, rough side trail branched off the Pipiwai trail to the edge of this waterfall. It was dry and provided an interesting perspective to the canyon when we visited in 2005 as seen in the two upper photos. But it wasn’t such a good idea, and the photo from 2021 shows why. The perchContinue reading “Good Place Not to Be”