some 30 miles west of huahine are the islands of raiatea and tahaa which are independent but share the same lagoon. we anchored in faaroa bay in raiatea and went on a long dinghy ride up the river at the head of the bay. there we met a local by the name of james who took us around what he called the “botanical gardens”. in reality this place is a terrain of land with jungle type vegetation, and no paths whatsoever to go around. we walked through a mase of plants and mud and managed to even see a couple of little snakes in the streams. at the end this turned out to be a great adventure! we did see almost every type of plant known in the region and we eat fresh fruit from all the trees. he even gave us a little show of climbing palm trees which I unsuccessfully tried.
after the expedition, we went down the river and on to the boat where we had the now so common and favorite meal of the pacific: raw tuna with soy sauce and green lemon!! very good! after a great night we went around almost the entire lagoon the next day and had a tour by water of both islands. they are quite big and developed and of course, beautiful as all the other ones in the region! after this, we left through the north west pass on to the last island of the chain: bora bora.
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