Sailing Cruise Day 6 - Huahine

4h sail from Taha’a to beautiful Huahine. The island owes its name to the silhouette of a pregnant woman lying on her back, drawn from the peaks of Mount Tavaiura. Huahine really is a breathtaking beauty. We could see her forehead, her face and the shapes of her belly clearly from the Marina of Fare which is the island’s capital.
Huahine literally means "gender of a woman" but the locals translated it to “woman from the heart” to us which they said is the original ancient meaning.

As soon as we arrived at Huahine we had Lunch on deck. Afterwards we took the dinghy to the Coral Garden just off Motu Vaiorea which was really nice. Homai explained to us that the coral reef looked much different when he was young and we couldn’t help but feel a little bit sad that this natural habitat for so many aquatic species was clearly in decline.

After our snorkeling excursion we went to the nearby hotel “Le Mahana” for a round of cocktails by the beach. The location was lovely and the drinks were excellent.Read more