Nancy's 60th Birthday Celebration in Tahiti - October, 2010
@ LAX waiting for our flight to Papeete, Tahiti
We flew Air Tahiti Nui from Los Angeles to Papeete, Tahiti
Arrived Tahiti 9:30pm local time. It was a LONG 8.5 hour flight
Lei of flowers presented to us on arrival in Tahiti
Our home away from home for the next 11 nights m/s Paul Gauguin
m/s Paul Gauguin
Eye is quick to get into the spirit of the islands
Boarding "Le Truck" for our ride into town on the island of Huahine
Welcome to Huahine, our first port of call
Nancy checks out the map of Huahine
Standing on the dock of the bay ... waiting for the sunshine to roll in
Pareos were for sale on every island, in every shop
Nancy, along with so many others, was reading Stieg Larsen's "Girl With The Dragon Tattoo"
Due to a mix up, this melt-in-your-mouth chocolate mousse birthday treat, along with some caviar was delivered 3 times to our cabin! Who's complaining?
Curls gone wild! Nancy embraces her curls due to the IMPOSSIBILITY of fighting the humidity.
The food presentation was always so artistic
After a few rough days at sea, we stretch our legs and stroll around Raitea
Sunday morning in Raitea was kind of quiet as most of the shops were closed
Bouganvilla in Raitea
Tahitian woman making leis with local flowers
Baguettes for sale in a grocery store in Raitea
Nancy admires a water lily pond on Raitea
Beautiful water lily with bee
Nancy bought an artsy necklace from this woman on Raitea
Tiare (Tahitian gardenia) from which most of the leis are made
Our ship's tender arrives on the island of Aitutaki (Cook Islands)
We're ready for an all day sail and snorkel trip around all the lagoons
Aitutaki Lagoon, Cook Islands
Aitutaki, Cook Islands, where they filmed a season of the TV reality show, Survivor. We were blown away by the color of the water!
Beautiful fish we saw while snorkeling in the lagoon
Aitutaki, Cook Islands
Eye soaks up the incredible views
Wow - look at the color of that water!
Purple coral in the Aitutaki Lagoon
Beautiful Honeymoon Island - Is this marriage on the rocks?
Aitutaki Lagoon
Aitutaki Lagoon, where we stopped and had a picnic lunch
Our day on the private motu, Tahaa, got rained out but it didn't stop anyone from enjoying the liquid refreshments
Tahaa, private motu
There's no shortage of nuts on this island!
Pareo tying lesson
Cloudy, rainy day on private motu, Tahaa
Mt. Otemanu in Bora Bora
Welcome to Bora Bora
We rented a car to drive the leisurely 2 hour trip around the island of Bora Bora
Checking out one of many local shops
Looking for a magazine (in French) to read
T-shirt shopping in Bora Bora
Finally the sun is shining!
The blue water on Bora Bora defies description!
Spectacular views are everywhere on the island of Bora Bora
Another view of Mt. Otemanu
Famous Bloody Mary's Bar and Restaurant on Bora Bora ... our names haven't been added yet
View from Bloody Mary's
Enjoying a drink at Bloody Mary's
Currency from all around the world found on the wall at Bloody Mary's
A mellow fellow
Ira working on his tan
We enjoyed great views from our ship
Nancy catches up on email in the ship's computer center
We both love this beautiful batik which is now in our bedroom
Shop owner, Nancy, who sold us the batik
Eye soaks up more sun in front of one of the many boutiques on Bora Bora
Vendors line the path by the ship's pier
One of the tenders that will take us back to the m/s Paul Gauguin
Blowing in the breeze
I want to take this scenery home with me
Eye cools off in the pool with a cocktail
Birthday girl soaking up some sun
Eye relaxing poolside
Tahitian night in La Veranda dining room. Mmm ... lobster
Menu for Tahitian night
Desserts were NEVER disappointing
Another yummy dessert!
The Gauguines entertain at dinner
The Gauguines entertain us at one of the bars on the ship
Our new friends in Moorea, Lydia and her husband, Christian
Belvedere Point on Moorea
Lydia, our new friend and host for the day, on the island of Moorea
Belvedere Point
Gorgeous Moorea views
Beautiful blue bay on Moorea
Manutea, Tahiti where we sampled and purchased some heavenly coconut liqueur
Lydia and Nancy savour the coconut and vanilla liqueurs
Cheers!
This stuff goes down easy!
@ Lydia and Christian's house, where we toasted Nancy's birthday with champagne
Back in Papeete, Eye relaxes at the hotel before our flight home
Gee I hate to see this wonderful trip come to an end
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