Marae Arahurahu
10 maggio 2017, Polinesia francese ⋅ ⛅ 27 °CAncient marae built with stones. Same purpose as nz marae ... tribal centre of activity, worship, including sacrifice (pre Christianity).
Ancient marae built with stones. Same purpose as nz marae ... tribal centre of activity, worship, including sacrifice (pre Christianity).
Spooky place
Rain didn't dampen the beauty here...
Leonard's cousin owns this restaurant. Food was incredible maybe we ordered too much...?
Not a very typical sight in Tahiti but it's really here!
Another beautiful spot ... with twin waterfalls
A true blow hole as opposed to a water spout hole. Sounds for all the world like a dragon at full roar...just the sound of air rushing out as waves blast in at the bottom. Also a bit of blowback whereLeggi altro
Nuclear testing was coordinated from here...grrr! Pics not great...Leonard didn't stop almost embarrassed by the "experiment". Hoping we weren't nuked as we were only nearby for about aLeggi altro
James Cook anchored here...
Rather like a hangi but different. Tahitian costumes and traditional drums make it different...feast included breadfruit taro umara ...