Huahine, also known as The Garden Isle, is one of the least visited islands in French Polynesia and retains a strong sense of early Polynesia.
We are staying in Lapita Village. Lapita refers to the ancestral culture of the ancient Polynesians. The village consists of thatched bungalows built around a natural lagoon in the style of an ancient Polynesian Canoe House.
In addition to jaw dropping natural beauty, the area is an important archeological site, with settlements and artifacts found nearby dating from 750 AD. Lapita Village maintains an onsite archeological museum.
Huahine is essentially tropical jungle, exotic flowers and fruit are growing everywhere in abundance.
Our accommodations here are far more lux than in Raiatea, in that we actually have AC and island critters can’t enter our abode, and beds, through all the open nooks and crannies! Woo Hoo! I have never loved AC this much! Not to mention beds shared only with my husband!
Far nostalgia purposes, here is a look at our over water bungalows in Raiatea. Pretty? Yes. Comfortable, errrrrrr….. AC and closing those nooks and crannies would work better for me in summer in Polynesia. Oh, and scraping the coral off the dive ladders would work too! My up close and friendly coral cuts still prevent me from going in the ocean.
Am I complaining? No. It is gorgeous here and the food is fabulous so I am a happy non-camper!
Cheers to you from our ‘very cool’ abode in gorgeous Huahine~
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Your continuous kind thoughtfulness leaves me grateful and humble. Thank you~
Cindy – Your camera captures passion and we step into another world. Thanks for taking us with you.
You are someone I sincerely admire on many levels Sheri. Let me know if you want to escape for awhile. I’ll set it up. Think about it~
. . . and now I do have tears. You are ever so kind. A dear friend sent me her 24 yr old daughter, who happens to be between jobs and who Tom already knows, in hopes that Sarah could both run errands for me and perhaps take care of Tom and I could get out for a couple hours here and there. I know Tom isn’t trying to be difficult and he admits I need a break. However, the two times I’ve tried to have coffee with a friend, it lasted 45 and 20 minutes respectively before he called me home. I plan to talk with his psychiatrist this coming week. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I missed this comment too while traveling. I am so sorry Sherri. I so know you need time for you. ❤ ❤
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Ahhh, I missed this while traveling. So sorry, Heading over to your blog now.
I’m sorry to hear your cuts aren’t healing fast enough to allow you time in the ocean. Your land photos are stunning, though.
Oh I am so sorry I missed your comment. Reflection of the limitations of wifi as a tourist in polynesia. Heading over to your blog now…….miss you.
You have such an impressive following, and yet you graciously respond to all of us. Please don’t ever worry about a missed comment.
Missed comments bug the heck out of me, you are my friends and I love talking with you.
Coral cuts… sheesh! I hear they can be quite nasty! Hope they are healing nicely!
I stayed in a beach house in Santa Marta, Columbia for a couple of weeks, once. Had to share my bed with critters there. Crrriiinnngggge.
Looks like you’re having a great time!
The coral cuts are major bad news and have beached me, no ocean time, for over a week now! I am not big on finding mice droppings in my sheets in the morning either!!!
Seems like you are visiting in an alternate universe. The brightness and colors are amazing! 🙂
Yes, it feels that way too! Cheers to you~
Gorgeous! My first thought after admiring the beauty of the first two shots of the thatched huts in the lagoon was of how stifling they might be when the sun is at its zenith. And of how the critters tend to overrun open accommodations at night in tropical areas. (My memory was of St. Lucia.) But then to read you have all this beauty and the luxury of AC? Oh my, you ARE in paradise! 🙂
Yes, finally. It is paradise here. The place we stayed before here though was exactly as you described and not so fun for six nights!
Hi Cindy. How you bring these places you visit to life. Thank you for liking my poem ‘ Shuttle!’ Best Wishes. The Foureyed Poet.
Cheers & all the best to you~
Breathtaking beauty!!
Merci beaucoup!
I like your positive Pictures, thank you very much Cindy….💗💗💗
Thank you more for the appreciation!
Every photo is a gem.
So thoughtful & so appreciated Jack!
Cindy, blogul tău are o frumuseţe paradisiacă.
Mi-ar place să trag o fugă până la tine,şi unul lângă altul, să-mi descrii minunile de pe blog, cu aceeaşi însufleţire, de care sunt convins că te caracterizează.
Eşti o fiinţă admirabilă!:)
Onu
Esti o persoana foarte drăguț să spun astfel de lucruri frumoase pentru mine! Va multumesc foarte mult și bună sănătate și fericire pentru tine prietenul meu ! ❤
Raspunsul tau este atat de frumos, incat imi va asigura o noapte cu vise color.
Iti doresc si tie, la fel! 🙂
Onu
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What a beautiful garden! I’d have no trouble living with that!!
Very easy on the eyes and spirit! Cheers to you my friend~
I can hardly believe there’s still such unspoiled solitude and beauty on this earth. My word, that is heaven. I snickered at the recap of Raiatea, I’m not a camper either. Been that, done that when we were youthful and broke. AC sounds just grande to me. Happy Travels x Oh and the florals are wonderful.
Yes, camping & roughing it are happily memories from my past as well. AC and critter proofing is all I need! 😉
beautiful…:-)
As are all your photos my friend~
I LOVE traveling with you through your blog!
I love having you along. You make things more fun and I LOVE your new snowwoman gravatar. She is the best looking snow woman I have ever seen!
LOL – Thanks 😀
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Those flowers look great! 😀
Mil grazi!
Nice!
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This is just breathtaking, I just wanna jump on a plain straight away! French Polynesia is definitely on my bucket list from now on.
Oh good, be sure if you visit more than one island like Bora Bora, to visit one of the less touristed islands, to get the real Polynesian experience. Huahine is a very good choice!
Such a stunningly beautiful place.
Huahine is a truly magical and uncrowded Polynesian paradise!
Oooooh….amazing!!! Very beautifull…💗 💗💗