MOOREA
Where to begin…everything is beautiful and I get 12 days
alone in paradise with John Little—life is pretty much perfect at the moment…
Day 1
We landed in Papeete, Tahiti around 11pm on Tuesday the 16th
and spent the night a stone’s throw from the airport. It was a short walk but
was a nightmare of a hill to pull a 50 pound bag up. They don't believe in adequately paved roads here. I swear a blind man paved the driveway at night. Nothing about this hotel
or experience is even worth revisiting.
Day 2- Wednesday
We woke up, packed up, and headed off to the harbor to catch
a ferry over to Moorea. Would you believe the 5 minute taxi ride cost almost as
much as the ferry? The ferry was quick and we pulled into the bay on Moorea by
10 am and found our way to the Sofitel. It is absolutely gorgeous. We lounged
on the deck, drank mojitos and stared at the water—it’s literally a bright
turquoise—you can see straight to the bottom including the coral and all the
fish, even on a dock over 100 yards away from the beach. We checked into our
room which was amazing, but the receptionist let us know of another room with a
bit more privacy that opens up on Friday, so we’ll move once to our new room.
We snorkeled a bit and got an amazing dinner sent to the room for a dinner on
our deck over the reef.
Day 3- Thursday
We settled in and got our first glimpse of Moorea, outside
of the Sofitel. We rented bikes and biked a few miles to a small market to pick
up some snacks and drinks at a fraction of the price. We passed a teeny tiny
airport, a beautiful golf course, and countless beaches. There are really only
2 main roads on the island. One that goes all the way around the island along
the coast and one that goes all the way around the island, a bit more inland.
We stayed along the coast and picked up some fruit, cookies, chips, and a few
bottles of wine. John tried out the local beer which he liked and I
hated—shocker.
After our bike ride, we snacked in the room, lounged, read,
snorkeled, and finally slept.
Day 4- Friday
We began today at the pool while they got together our new
room. We met an American couple, a French couple, and a Canadian couple who are
all leaving on a cruise tomorrow. It was nice to hear some English J--its pretty awkward
knowing zero French words. We don’t even know how to say “We don’t know
French!” lol. After a relaxing day at the pool, I realized I was getting eaten
alive by mosquitos and we left to check into room 120. As we walked down the dock leading to all of the bungalows it seemed to go on forever...we were the last bungalow at the very end of the dock. We were so excited!!
Welp. The move was worth it. We are LITERALLY the furthest
overwater bungalow from the beach. As I sit and type this, I can see nothing
but water, 3 sailboats, 1 ferry, and the gorgeous green mountains to our right.
There are no other rooms or people in sight. Our room is beautiful, but the
dock is the best part. There is a huge deck overlooking the entire ocean with a
smalls et of stairs leading down to our very own dock. The water is about 8-9
feet deep and I love looking at all the fish from the deck—as far as you can
see, you can see the coral dotting the ocean floor—up close the water doesn’t
even seem like the ocean. It looks more like looking into a pool, it’s so
clear.
John likes to jump off the dock (which is around a 5 foot
drop to the water)—it’s pretty fun and the water is so warm! He cannonballs or
turns or just jumps in anytime he feels like it—the snorkeling right off the
dock is amazing and there are plenty of fish ranging from the size of your
finger to your forearm.
Had dinner on the restaurant’s dock overlooking the ocean
and Tahiti in the distance. Gorgeous, but I actually thought it may be the
beginnings of a hurricane, so we moved from over the water to the covered patio
of the restaurant. The food was great and we watched a Tahitian hula/Polynesian
dancing show that was really entertaining. The dances are similar to the hula
I’ve seen in Hawaii, but even more focused on the story they are telling
through the music. Really beautiful.
we love each other
More to come!
Thanks for checking in—we love you too much.
A+J
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