Rain, rain, rain.
We arrived in Papeete toward the end of their rainy season (November to February) and there was a deluge over night. Early this morning we left Papeete and sailed the few miles to the neighboring island of Moorea. It rain most of the day there as well.
I took a tender to shore to start a half day tour of the island.
It was a simple tour around the only road around the perimeter of the island. It is a beautiful island but the clouds obscured much of the higher elevations.
They drove us up to the oldest temple known on the island. These people were into both human sacrifices as well as cannibalism (of their captured enemies). I collected a small stone from the wall of the temple.
We them proceeded up to the highest look out point on the island and sat for about 30 minutes hoping the rain clouds would dissipate enough that we could see the views. They did part.
We stopped along the road to get some shots of the surrounding mountains.
Our final stop was top see the hotel Sofitel with their $1000/night bungalows stretching out into the ocean.
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