Fun with coconuts

Plucked right off the tree.

Filled right to the top with coconut water.

Enjoying our tropical beverage.

Sooo Good.

My quarterback princess. Go long!

It's always been a dream of mine (Mike) to grab a fresh coconut from a tree, open it up with a machete, and drink that sweet sweet water. That came true here. I tried asking if there were any coconut stands around, and the cook at Pension Mauarii grabbed a coconut from a tree 5 feet away from us! Later we learned to open a coconut the traditional way and make poisson cru. Shayna found her football on the beach and struck a pose. More photos to follow.

Pension Mauarii

Huahine! Taken in front of Pension Mauarii

Our beach bungalow - Fare Moana (House of the Ocean)

The bed with mosquito net. The bungalow was huge.

View from our porch. The water was so clear! There were all these little fish right on the edge of the water. My vanilla fish sandwich with Hinano beer for lunch. Yum!

We stayed at Pension Mauarii in Huahine. We had the beach bungalow with an amazing view. We had a great time. The people and guests at Pension Mauarii were so friendly and helpful. They didn't speak much English and we didn't speak much French, but we managed. We also learned some Tahitian too! The first day was just relaxation and food. This was also our first time snorkeling. The first time I was breathing soooo heavy. But after the second and third time we got the hang of it. More to follow. SB and MC.

The beginning of our journey!

Arrival at Tahiti!

Waiting in the airport.

View from our plane

So blue!
Raiatea airport (oops we weren't suppose to get off here!)

We flew from LAX to Papeete via Air Tahiti Nui. It was a great flight. Two meals and a nap and we were there. The first thing we noticed was the humidity. After living in Santa Barbara so long we almost forgot what that was like. We were greeted with music and flower leis before going thru customs. While we were waiting to transfer to Huahine, we got some mango drinks and walked around the open airport for a while. We got on a small plane for Huahine. We were so excited when we landed we didn't realize we were actually on Raiatea (another island). Luckily someone from the airport found us and got us back on the plane! More to follow.

SB and MC