Winston heres.
Most of you knows that Mum went on a trip. She was gones for what seemed forevers!
She has lots of photos from her trip so I thoughts I would post them in segments.
This first segment today, is from the start of the trip.
This is Papeete, Tahiti. The capital of Tahiti.
Mum spent a number of days there.
The weather was sunny and overcast.
It tooks 3 hours to fly from Vancouver to LA, then it tooks 8.5 hours to fly from LA to Tahiti.
Almost to Tahiti! |
Just landed! |
The main airport from the hotel room across the street |
corrugated tin roof homes! |
Street named after famous artist! |
Mynah Birds... these guys are everywhere! |
Park near the docks |
Tikis at the park |
Royal Prince flower. Grows all over the place. |
Outrigger on the beach at Venus Point. |
Lots of rain leads to rockslides! |
Lighthouse at Venus Point |
Tree roots! |
Waterfalls |
Tropical forest trail |
Flowers in the forest. |
Looking out from the famous "Blow Hole" |
The "blow hole" |
More beach from the "blow hole" area |
Tropical pine tree at the beach |
View from a lookout point |
Breadfruit... a staple food for the locals |
The cruise ship! |
Leaving the port of Tahiti |
The Island of Moorea near Tahiti |
Fish traps! A very old fishing technique still used today. |
That is it for nows...
Stay tuned for the next segment, the island of Huahine!