Moorea Day 5 (3 April 2018)
I’m happy to report that I finally was cool enough about 5 a.m. to pull on my bed sheet. It seems like you can get acclimatized after a little while, but the humidity messes with your body temperature.
We decided to continue on our way around the island, having Dad stop every few minutes to take anouther picture. It was worth the effort! (Even if it was aggravating to have to stop so frequently). Mom thinks this is a cousin to the banyan tree. It was impressive!
Fruit stands are sporadically placed all over the island. Some of the fruit is more ripe than others, but rest assured, it’s all fresh and local! I even ate some of Mom’s banana.
We continued on our way, and were amazed by the beauty of everything. We stopped at the bay where Cook docked in 1777. It was delightful!
We decided to head up to the top point where you could overlook the island...except it was pretty cloudy on our way up. After the pavement ended, we decided it would be best if we turned around and headed back towards Cook’s bay.
We decided to head across the street to a seaside restaurant in the shadow of Bali Hai! (It’s where they filmed South Pacific)!
I ordered a Mo’orea burger (which was a teriyaki burger). Except it was fresh grilled pineapple, and the best teriyaki sauce I’d ever eaten. Pretty scrumptious for just happening upon a restaurant!
The evening entertainment was a perfect way to end a fantastic day. I loved seeing all the different types of Polynesian dancing. It was another amazing day!
We started off driving around the island this morning. It feels like everyone could be a professional photographer here! The color of the water is stunning.
We decided to continue on our way around the island, having Dad stop every few minutes to take anouther picture. It was worth the effort! (Even if it was aggravating to have to stop so frequently). Mom thinks this is a cousin to the banyan tree. It was impressive!
Fruit stands are sporadically placed all over the island. Some of the fruit is more ripe than others, but rest assured, it’s all fresh and local! I even ate some of Mom’s banana.
We continued on our way, and were amazed by the beauty of everything. We stopped at the bay where Cook docked in 1777. It was delightful!
We even found a juice factory! They have a small store with a nice worker who lets you sample a wide variety of juices. If you’re an alcohol drinker (I’m not), you could sample that too. She hands you a small shot glass and talks you through some of the juices you’ll be sampling. It was all juice, no sugar added! We did ask about exporting the juices. She explained that there is not enough fruit grown to export it to other countries, so it all stays in French Polynesia. If you have a chance, you should go to the juice factory!
I sucked it up and even tried the banana juice! It wasn’t half bad either. Though my favorite, by far, was the watermelon passion fruit juice! Who knew that would be a good combination of flavors?!?
We decided to head up to the top point where you could overlook the island...except it was pretty cloudy on our way up. After the pavement ended, we decided it would be best if we turned around and headed back towards Cook’s bay.
After we were on our way, we found a tiny shop that sold Tahitian pearls at reasonable prices.
I was pretty impressed with Pamela’s selection of jewelry. She had makes every piece, created from her brother’s cultured pearls. She even made us custom pieces for really affordable prices! (You know it’s pretty cheap if I can afford it)!
We decided to head across the street to a seaside restaurant in the shadow of Bali Hai! (It’s where they filmed South Pacific)!
I ordered a Mo’orea burger (which was a teriyaki burger). Except it was fresh grilled pineapple, and the best teriyaki sauce I’d ever eaten. Pretty scrumptious for just happening upon a restaurant!
We decided it was finally time to find a place to either swim or snorkel. The locals just pull over nd win or snorkel on the side of the road. We tried, but evidently you can mail your business sign to a tree, and it becomes your personal business establishment. 😏. So, we eventually followed the signs to a beach, and we were NOT disappointed! The color of the water looks like what all ocean water aspires to be! (This is with a massive rain cloud above it too)! It’s this color until you hit the barrier reef, then it turns to that navy blue color. At the reef is also where the waves crash, and everything inside the reef is pretty calm. We swam for an hour or so, and decided it was time to get going so we could shower before our evening activities. A few minutes later, there was a deluge of rain!
We headed back to shower and get ready for the Tiki Village. While we were waiting for a few busses of people to arrive, we were able to watch the sunset!
When we went back to the front part of the Tiki Village, we started the evening with a coconut demonstration. Then we saw a traditional Tahitian oven being unearthed for the (kind of) luau. The food wasn’t my favorite, but Oh. My. Heavens. The entertainment was wonderful! I was pleasantly surprised by the caliber of performers and array of dances!
The evening entertainment was a perfect way to end a fantastic day. I loved seeing all the different types of Polynesian dancing. It was another amazing day!
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