Hilo is on the "big island" of Hawaii, the youngest and largest and still growing thanks to the flows of Mount Kilauea. Because of its location on the eastern side of the island, Hilo is one of the wettest cities in the world.
We will visit Hilo again during our cruise so today we took the shuttle to Walmart for a few things we had run out of.
This is the last day of our first cruise and many of our friends are leaving tomorrow. Others will be joining us .
Tomorrow - Honolulu, Hawaii
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Monday, April 16, 2012
Sunday, April 15 - Bora Bora
Bora Bora is one of the most romantic, most magical destinations on earth. It is the kind of place dreams of made of, where every view is post card perfect.
Today we went on Patrick's Tour with 24 of our cruising friends. We began our tour on an outrigger canoe to feed the blue tipped sharks and snorkeling. Next, we boarded the canoe to another location to feed and swim with the sting rays. What a fun time! Patrick took us to a beautiful island for lunch of suckling pig baked in an earth oven, grilled lobster, grilled tuna, breadfruit, fresh pineapple and grapefruit, plantains and other island delicacies served on large leaves.
Another great day on another beautiful island.
Our plates for lunch!
Paradise
Next 5 days - Sea days - Hilo on April, 25
Saturday, April 14 - Moorea
From a peak in Tahiti, Charles Darwin described the neighboring Moorea surrounded by a reef as "a picture in a frame.". Moorea is truly idyllic with aquamarine lagoons, pineapple and vanilla plantations, lush volcano peaks, and extra long stretches of white and black beaches.
Todaywith went with a large group of friends to a Liki Tiki Motu Adventure where we will feed and swim with the black tipped reef sharks and the sting rays, have a picnic lunch and snorkel.
Moorea is a beautiful island. I don't think pictures do it justice.
Sharks and sting rays, yikes!!!
Tomorrow - Bora Bora
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Friday, April 13 - Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Land Ahoy, finally. Tahiti, sometimes thought of as a group of islands, is not. Tahiti is the largest of the Society Islands of French Polynesia. It is mountainous and ruggedly beautiful and due to the volcanic nature of the island, it is covered with a lush tropical forest and surrounded by coral reefs teeming with sea life.
Population is around 200,000 and Tahitians are French citizens.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Crossing the International Dateline - April 10 #2
Another beautiful day in the South Pacific. For the next couple of days we'll be cruising before we get to Papeete, Tahiti. We have people on board that have celebrated their birthday or anniversary two days in a row. Lol
I'm having trouble downloading my pictures to this program. Downloading to the iPad is fine but it takes too much time to download to blogsyapp. I'll do what I can.
At Sea until Friday
Day at Sea - Tuesday, April 10, 2012 #1
Today is our first April 10. Because we will be crossing the International Dateline tomorrow, we will have 2 April 10s. So, tomorrow will also be Tuesday, April 10. We have lost 2 hours since we have left Sydney and will lose 2 more hours this week.
Auckland was a beautiful, clean city. It is known as the "The City of Sails" as 1 out of 3 households owns a boat. There are also around 135,000 yachts and launches berthed in the harbor.
Today we'll have lunch with friends we met in the Galapagos last year. Tonight we'll have dinner at the Samba Grill, a new Brazilian Steakhouse venue.
Tomorrow - Crossing the International Dateline
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