Tahiti
Dates: 12/31/05 through 1/9/06
Travel Agent: Value Vacation
Hotels:
- Ocean View Room at the Radisson on Tahiti 1 night
- Premium Beach Bungalow at the Maitai Deam on Fakarava 4 nights all-inclusive
- Over Water Bunglaow at the Maitai Polynesia on Bora Bora 3 nights
Highlights:
- New Years Eve in Tahiti
- FAKARAVA! Tiny, remote island. Maitai Dream is the only resort and there is only one village. The atoll is max 10 feet high and only takes a few minutes to walk across. Beach Bungalow facing the beautiful lagoon, felt like our own private beach. Spent the time recovering from 2005, sitting in the sun, playing Skipbo in the afternoons, and drinking rums and pineapple juice. Went scuba diving twice—first dive saw a few sharks and a manta ray; second dive saw tons of sharks.
- Bora Bora was less beautiful (although it was more tropical looking), and less remote. Our overwater bungalow was at the beginning of the pier and looked out over the tiny hotel beach with the road running right behind it. We could feed the fish through the glass coffee table. Kayaked across the lagoon to Motu Pitu Aau—dumb idea, the waves are much bigger than they look.
Motu Pitu Aau was a beautiful, pristine, remote feeling beach with a view of the island mountain. Crazy dogs on Motu Pitu Aau—one loved to jump straight up and down in the ocean chasing fish. Shark and ray feeding excursion with day long tour around the island and BBQ on Motu Pitu Aau. Luau on the last night. Tasty meals at roadside shack-type restaurants.