Pronounced YO-rah-nah, hello from paradise! French-speaking people with some France infrastructure layered onto Polynesian island culture, it’s been interesting to compare and contrast French Polynesia with our (current) home state of Hawaii. ❤︎ ❤︎ ❤︎ Island of Raiatea Cruise port is in a quaint and quiet town, gorgeous waters Papeete, Tahiti Bustling city with plenty…
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South Pacific Sunrise, Sunset Inspiration
Nine days cruising from Sydney to Auckland to Tahiti, the views were breathtaking.. The sunrise-sunset bookends of the relaxing sea days included smokey-gray, soft pink, or brilliant orange skies with charcoal and white cotton-ball-cumulus clouds or pale-yellow-wispy cirrus clouds mirroring into glistening wavy or flat seas, this collection showcases Mother Nature’s extensive palette…and it will…
Kia ora from New Zealand
Although not planned around the occasion, it was fun to spend my birthday in New Zealand…I especially appreciated starting to understand the connection between cultures in Oceania..more to learn! Kia ora (Māori) | aloha (Hawaii) #newzealand #auckland #kiaora #lovelifeeveryday
Inga J Smith 