Posts in Tag: Adventures Abroad French Polynesia
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Rangiroa – Black Pearl Paradise
In the last post from this Adventures Abroad tour of French Polynesia we made our final stop in the Marquesas Islands at the stunning Hanavave Bay (aka Bay of Virgins) on Fatu Hiva. The Aranui 5 then set sail for our final destination on this cruise before returning to Tahiti. After more than 24 hours at sea […]
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Fatu Hiva – Last Stop in the Marquesas
In the last post from this Adventures Abroad tour of French Polynesia we visited the scared marae of I’lpona on the island of Hiva Oa. In this post we will head for our final destination in the Marquesas, Fatu Hiva where we will have two stops, first at Omoa and then at Hanavave. Those so […]
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Puamau, I’lpona Marae & Tahuata
In the last post from this Adventures Abroad tour of French Polynesia we arrived on the South Marquesas island of Hiva Oa where we visited the graves of Paul Gauguin and Jacques Brel in the town of Atuona. In this post we weigh anchor and cruise to the farther end of Hiva Oa and the […]
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Hiva Oa – Visiting with Paul Gauguin
In the last post from this Adventures Abroad tour of French Polynesia we visited the island of Ua Huka where we visited a number of museums, an arboretum and enjoyed a nice walk back to the Aranui 5, the passenger/freighter that has taken us to the Marquesas Islands. After departing our mooring spot near three motus […]
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Ua Huka – Museum of the Marquesas
In the last post from this Adventures Abroad journey through French Polynesia we visited the island of Ua Pou which I think everyone in the group enjoyed tremendously, especially the display put on by the local high school teenagers. After departing we sailed overnight to the island of Ua Huka which lies northeast of Ua […]
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Nuku Hiva – We Reach the Marquesas
In the last post we set sail from Papeete for the tiny atoll of Kauehi in the Tuamotu Archipelago, our first stop on this Adventures Abroad journey to the Marquesas Islands aboard the Aranui 5 passenger/freighter. It was certainly a stark contrast from the volcanic islands of Tahiti and Moorea and provided an inkling of […]
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Ua Pou – Marquesas’ Cathedral Island
In the last post we made landfall at Nuku Hiva the first of the Marquesas Islands we visited on this Adventures Abroad French Polynesia tour. There, among other things, we were treated to a display of the traditional island drumming, chanting and dancing in the shade of a sacred banyan tree. In this post the […]
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Kauehi – First Stop on the Aranui 5
In the last post from our recent trip to French Polynesia with Adventures Abroad I described life aboard the Aranui 5, the passenger/freighter which would be our home for the next twelve days. Now after warm up visits to Tahiti and Moorea we are ready to head out to sea and I can’t wait. Our […]
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Aranui 5 – Life on a Passenger/Freighter
In the last post on this Adventures Abroad tour of French Polynesia we circled the beautiful island of Moorea on our last day on dry land before boarding the Aranui 5 for our twelve day passage to the Marquesas Islands with stops at the Tuamotu Archipelago on the way out and back. In this post […]