Tahiti

 

Tahiti is a lovely port city, and we were moored in its downtown.  The first day was on Saturday Nov 11, Remembrance Day, and much was closed as people solemnly celebrated (and we passed through a small community just as a band was leading a parade).  Our guide was a knowledgeable lady, and she explained much of what we saw, including a lovely stood for refreshments at a resort on a beautiful small bay, explorations at a botanical garden and stops at a fern grotto (lava cave with a cool pool of water formed by rainwater dropping over a fern encrusted cave top).

A beautiful walkway borders the harbor and Liz and I walked all along it enjoying sculptures, carvings, and the beauty around us.

From our balcony, we could see an adjacent ship loading yachts aboard, and just past her was an enormous yacht owned by a billionaire New Zealander—the Andromeda is an impressive super yacht. We were here over-night and it was a lovely stop. Unfortunately, most things were also closed on the second day, Sunday.