Moorea - Sights, Juice, Tiki Show

We drove our little Renault halfway around the island today, stopping at scenic lookout spots, including Belvedere, pineapple fields, art galleries, clothing stores, etc. Moorea is a beautiful island with a very well maintained main road. We visited a Juice Factory where we sampled wines, liquors & fruit juices. We were picked up at 6:10pm to go to Tiki Village, where we enjoyed a delicious Ma’a Tahiti dinner (traditional meal cooked in the Ahi Ma’a [traditional underground oven]). There was a terrific selection of local seafood, including poison cru (raw fish-the national dish), roast pig, and vegetables. The food was cooked underground for a minimum of 8 hours. The show afterwards told the story of how a warrior on a fishing trip in a canoe, discovered a beautiful pearl. Upon receiving this pearl the Polynesian chief sent warriors to search for a giant mother of pearl to restore the pearl to it’s natural home. The warriors discovered Hawaii, Samoa, & New Zealand. They found the mother of pearl, but when they opened it they discovered a beautiful young woman who was then married to the original young warrior. The production was very well done, with traditional music, dancing & fire eating/juggling. A much more professional show than the one we enjoyed on Taha’a Is.Read more