I landed in Mo’orea on Monday 21st in the middle of the afternoon after a forty minutes flight. It was good to be back to the civilisation after over two weeks on small islands, finally I could use public transport.…
The ugly side of Bora Bora
Bora Bora. The dream island, the one and only. Just saying those two words bring the most amazing thoughts and images in your mind. When I think of Bora, like all of you, I have the most stunning pictures of…
Next stop: Bora bora
Thursday was bike day as I went for a 60 kilometers loop between Uturoa and Marae Taputapuatea down the coast in Opoa. I got inspired by a Japanese old man who was staying at the same place as me and…
Diving with sharks
Wednesday 16th October, mid-week, and also mid way point of my trip here in French Polynesia. I woke up after a fairly agitated night. The wind was blowing strong all through the night but my hear plugs were giving me…
A day of climbing to see a rare flower
Following a fantastic start of my stay on Ra’iatea, I decided to take it easy for the next couple of days. So on Sunday, I went up Mount Tapioi and then kayaked to Motu Fetaro, opposite to pension Tepua. On…
![View from Mount Tapioi [pix]](http://eddyjarnet.com.au/travelblog/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/image34-670x300.jpg "View from Mount Tapioi [pix]")
View from Mount Tapioi [pix]
Located in the middle of Utuora, the capital city of Ra’iatea, Mount Tapioi is an easy climb. With only 294 meters high, this bulky mount not only affords sensational views of the lagoon between Ra’iatea and Tahaa, but a 270…
Excursion in Taha’a, the vanilla island
My first day in Ra’iatea has been quite memorable and this is how it went. I left Huahine on Friday evening, a 15mins flight later, we reached Ra’iatea. The sun was down, the ground wet as it rained not long…
Eddy would go Tahiti challenge results
This is it, we are at the end of Monday 14th October and the poll results of the ‘Eddy would go’ Tahiti challenge are out. It was quite anonymous so, as you requested: I will be surfing Tahiti. I am…
Huahine, part 2
Today we are Friday, my last day here in Huahine. This afternoon I will take the plane and head to the second leg of my trip in the Leewards’ islands: Ra’iatea. Yesterday I did rent a scooter and went around…
Huahine, part 1
I left Pape’ete early afternoon on Monday. After coming back from Teahupoo, I just had time to grab some lunch, change some Australian dollars and check out some tattoo place (lately I’ve been thinking about getting a nice souvenir of…