Just to be clear, Tahiti is used interchangeably to mean either the island of Tahiti, which the city of Papeete is on, or, in many cases, the entire destination chain of 118 islands and atolls that make up French Polynesia. This posting concerns the island of Tahiti and the city of Papeete, the capital. Now that it is all cleared up…

The port area at Papeeti is very urban and very busy: lots of traffic of the ferryboats, vehicles, and foot varieties.  It was also a typical hot, humid tropical day, so a quick urban walk…

So much for the morning. The afternoon was a bus trip to the Western side of the island…

First stop: Society Islands Marae, “a space reserved for ceremonial  social, and religious activities of ancient Polynesians.”

 

 

Second stop: a Waterfall and Gardens in Tahiti Iti, the smaller southeastern peninsula area of Tahiti.

Third stop: the Ana-Vai-poiri grotto at Mara’a

 

 

Pictures through a Bus Window

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Tahiti
01/30/2024

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