| Somewhere, between Los Angeles and Tahiti... |
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... and then, between Tahiti and Huahine |
| Arrival at the Huahine airport... |
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... or harbor |
| ... with, in each case, the traditional "Maeva" (Welcome) |
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Wake up at the Villa Pitate ; the bay of Maroe, at dawn |
| And then... let's go to the beach ! |
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... or to the lagoon |
| Lemons from Huahine... |
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In Huahine Nui, a beach... |
| ...and the Hotel Sofitel's garden |
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Morning' sun over the bay of Maroe... |
| and still at Maroe... a double arched rainbow |
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One of Huahine Iti's small white beaches |
| A "Marae", which was a sacred area in the past |
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The Relais Mahana's dock, in Huahine Iti |
| The ex-Huahine's property of ex-"Mister President" (G. Flosse) |
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The unusual brilliance of the sun setting over the bay of Maroe |
| A viewpoint in Huahine Iti |
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If, as in Venezia, a speedboat may sometimes sleep onto the water... |
| ... more often, it flies over the laggon |
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Sunset over the lagoon, seen from the "Taote" (Doctor) Maelle's house... |
| Tropical flora (pandanus) |
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Coral, in Huahine Iti |
| ... and Miss Océane, as an Islands' Vahine |
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The sacred eels of Faie (Huahine Nui) |
| Bay of Maroe, viewed from the Villa Pitate |
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From Huahine Iti towards Huahine Nui... |
| A swordfish (of more than 200 kg)... |
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... that Océane is teasing |
| Friend Moana's house... |
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The main street of Fare (says "Faré"), centre of Huahine |
| One of the "fruits & vegetables" stands, in Fare |
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Before the fishing... |
| The beach, near Fare |
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Miss Océane... in the middle of her element |
| When the sand takes the place of the paint... (local art) |
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The local life, which is often punctuated with laughs... |
| Detached house of an unusual suburb... |
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At the end, the infinite... |
"Le coeur un peu corsaire,
et l'âme un brin rebelle"
... Friend Stef, as an islands adventurer |
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Drive, in Huahine Iti |
| The "local style" Renault-Espace car |
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Bay of Maroe - friend Raymond's canoe |
| The small neighbourhood restaurant ; the "Relais Mahana" |
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Another sympatic place (the "Pension Mauarii") |
| The terrace... |
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A "Tiki" (statue/divinity of the ancient Polynesia) |
| Local television - A cameraman at work... |
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A Vanilla plantation, in Huahine Nui |
| A completely different kind of plantation - much more illegal, this one ("Pakalolo" or Marijuana)... |
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A "Sunset" signed by Miss Erika... |
| The "Heiva" (July's festivities) in Huahine |
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Friend Carlos with, in his hands, one of the crabs for which Huahine is renowned for... |
| The specimen before... |
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...and after the saucepan (!) |
| Friend Nico and friend Teora, each one bustling about his own activity... |
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Under the water surface... |
| The ever-present Polynesian past... |
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... as it can be seen here, with this va'a (canoe) rower |
| Polynesian panoramas... |
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"Hibiscus"... |
| ... and "Monettes" flowers from Huahine Nui |
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The cruises liner "Tahitian Princess", after his weekly day spent in the bay of Maroe |
| A completely different (but not less sympathic) cruise, in the lagoon of Huahine Iti |
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A 'Local Style' "Fare" (house - says 'Faré') ... |
| ... and friend Teora, as a guardian of the place |
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The pearl farm, in Faie (Huahine Nui) |
| PolynésiaS... |
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Combining "tradition" (pareo & crown) and "modernity" (watch & sunglasses), one of the huahinean tourism's actor... |
| One example of the traditionnal armchair |
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Friend K., rowing his "pirogue" on the lagoon |
| "Coconut palm", artistically seen by friend Caro(lyne) |
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Still by the lattest, a double 'monette'("en français dans le texte")... |
| ... and a few 'pervenches' |
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Huahinean beaches, always desert... |
| ... hum... almost always ;-) |
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Pineapple,.. |
| ...lemons, and... |
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... bananas from the Villa Pitate |
| - bananas that friend Tefa put on his back |
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Surf in Huahine Nui
(...)
( Nooo.. stay calm ; this one is a joke ! ;-) ) |
| The Surf in Huahine Nui, it is rather that : |
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Friend Moana, his 'porky'... |
| ... and his 'doggy' |
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Viewed from the ocean, the bay of Fare... |
| ... and some of its (more or less temporary) residents |
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A huahinean Tiki... |
| ... nearby a giant oyster' shell which is full of tropical fruits |
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Still concerning the 'Fruits' topic, here is a "Uru" (says 'Ourou') - which, once cooked over a woodfire, is delightfull... |
| ... as is delightfull the 'house made' raw fish from the Villa Pitate |
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Dawn over the lagoon |
| A stormy, bronze sunset over the (ex "English Geographical) Society Islands" |
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Visitors of the Villa Pitate, friends Rudy and Ilona... |
| ... at the day of their wedding in Polynesia ! |
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Wide open on the infinite of the Pacific Ocean, the bay of Maroe... |
| ... with, in the middle of its pass, a "motu" (small island) |
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Exploring friend Stef's Tatoo, a Gecko (lizard) baby... |
| ... and cruising nearby the beach, a ray (photo by K.) |
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Polynesian sky, in the early evening |
| Three "vahine" (ladies), between smiles and laughs - as usually.. |
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Huahinean waters, where - sometimes - a ship of the Navy gets lost... |
| ... when it is not a few shark-babies |
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Huahinean fishermen-to-be... |
| ... and divers-to-be |
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And it works !
(... after that, Huahine has nothing else to envy to Cuba...) |
No... this is not "Jesus walking over the waters"
This is a vahine who rejoins the shore, after a dive... |
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A double Hibiscus... |
| .. and some Tipaniers from the Villa Pitate |
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And in front of the so-called Villa, an angling party... |
| ... or a Kite-Surf session |
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"How poor we are !", dixit friend Carlos ;-) |
| A pink (!) small boat, in Maroe |
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The Post office, in Fare... |
The stony peak nammed "Hiro' sex", this being due to its quite suggestive sheap...
Concerning the same topic, "Huahine" (would) signify "the woman' sex" (Hua-Hine) |
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The richness of acquatic ... |
| ... and vegetal flora |
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Taking back up of some fishing nets, in the bay of Maroe... |
| ... as in the lagoon of Fare |
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Bay of Maroe - one of the "handmade" docks |
| While leaving the Villa Pitate |
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And here to serve you, in a local "mufty", |
| ... your two WebMasters |
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