Day 137
JANUARY 15, 2020
PAPEETE, TAHITI, FRENCH POLYNESIA
As you might already know, Tahiti is part of the Marquesas Islands (I didn't know that).
Tahiti is mostly composed of volcanic rock and overgrown with bamboo and other fast growing and impenetrable greenery. Few areas are habitable.
The city of Papeete is clean, safe, prosperous, welcoming and vibrant - the kind of place where I would like to revisit for a longer stay. With a population of around 200,000 it is busy but easy to get around. Our guide says it is very expensive, for example a US gallon of gasoline costs USD $7.20 (that's $9.60 Canuck oooo!).
Our excursion took us into the mountains in an open 8-seater 4X4 along pot-holed and .....
river crossing roads. Yes, we were out into the wilds where few travelers venture. The trip was quite bouncy but a healthy, though unexpected, body workout. We heard bird sounds but, as usual, we saw no exotic birds. Where are all these guys?
This evening we had dinner at the private 10 person room which is part of Manfredi's Restaurant. Good company.
Here we are on a ship wandering around the South Pacific Ocean. This must be the right time to play Karunesh's "The Wanderer".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM3w3CMw5nk
PAPEETE, TAHITI, FRENCH POLYNESIA
As you might already know, Tahiti is part of the Marquesas Islands (I didn't know that).
Tahiti is mostly composed of volcanic rock and overgrown with bamboo and other fast growing and impenetrable greenery. Few areas are habitable.
The city of Papeete is clean, safe, prosperous, welcoming and vibrant - the kind of place where I would like to revisit for a longer stay. With a population of around 200,000 it is busy but easy to get around. Our guide says it is very expensive, for example a US gallon of gasoline costs USD $7.20 (that's $9.60 Canuck oooo!).
Our excursion took us into the mountains in an open 8-seater 4X4 along pot-holed and .....
river crossing roads. Yes, we were out into the wilds where few travelers venture. The trip was quite bouncy but a healthy, though unexpected, body workout. We heard bird sounds but, as usual, we saw no exotic birds. Where are all these guys?
This evening we had dinner at the private 10 person room which is part of Manfredi's Restaurant. Good company.
Here we are on a ship wandering around the South Pacific Ocean. This must be the right time to play Karunesh's "The Wanderer".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM3w3CMw5nk
Sounds like a nice place to put on our radar! We heard you had a chance to dine with Ann and Tom Burgess. Tom said he enjoyed your company thoroughly.
ReplyDeleteTake care, Shawn and Molly