Paradise Found

 

The black beach at Venus Point

Posing in front of the twin falls

We certainly now understand why Fletcher Christian and his fellow mutineers wanted to stay in Tahiti! What a beautiful island.  I woke early and watched for awhile as we entered Papeete. Happily the weather report was wrong and we had sunshine all day! Scott and I had not booked any cruise ship trips (except for Moorea where we understood little local activity and a short stay meant it was safer to go officially.). So we exited the ship and found a local tour company right away with a four hour round the island bus trip. It was a hoot as our guide was a singer and the whole bus joined in. The trip lasted 5.5 hours but no one complained (we had until 2:15 AM to reboard so no worries on that account). 

You can see the height of the 3 sisters
Waterfall here.

The twin falls surrounded by flowers

The Water Park

We visited Venus Point (beach & park), 2 sets of waterfalls, a Water Garden, and a Grotto. We took lots of photos as you can see. Now we're in Moorea and going on a official trip around the island by bus a little later this morning. More on that in my next post - which may be 6 days from now in Hawaii. 

This lighthouse was a Memorial to Robert 
Louis Stevenson.

Flowers everywhere

Scott at the Grotto

This family group was enjoying the water just off the road.

The sacred ruins of the palace of the last King of Tahiti. King Pomare V until his forced abdication. The monarchy was abolished by France when they annexed Tahiti in 1880.