Tahiti

Yesterday afternoon we did a 3 hour tour on Tahiti. We went inland to the national park and saw a dozen (or so) beautiful waterfalls. It is very green and lush and hot and humid, humid, humid. There were six of us in the back of a Land Rover with open sides so we had a wonderful view. The tour warned that it was not for folks with back problems… I went anyway and spent the whole time hanging on to the top bar to relieve the bouncing on my butt (to save my broken pelvis!) - This morning my right shoulder feels like it’s the size of a weight lifter’s, but actually I came through it very well. The light wasn’t particularly good for photos, but we took a bunch anyway.

Did you know that the highest peak in Tahiti is over 7,000 feet? I didn’t realize they were anywhere near that height. All of the major peaks are actually around the rim of the caldera; at one point on our tour the guide pointed this out and you could look around (and way up) and see that we were near the center of the circle of peaks.

When we returned to the ship it was another rush to the shower… we were so dusty there was actually dirt and sand left on the floor of the shower when we were done. We had hoped to attend the Island Deck Party later in the evening, but, weenies that we are, we were asleep before it started.

My thoughts on a Tahiti vacation… Spend a couple days near Papette and visit the inland area like we did and then head to Bora Bora and spend the rest of the time in one of the beautiful overwater bungalows. The water is beautiful; I wish we would have had time here to visit Moorea or Bora Bora and do some snorkeling.