#tiki tahiti

[fauxbeatlover]

necesito

[philoursmars]

Bon, n'étant pas très mobile, difficile de créer des posts avec de nouvelles photos. Je reviens donc à mon projet de présenter l'intégralité de mes photos, projet interrompu à l'année 2017. Je vais donc essayer de clore cette année 2017. Et elle sera close par Marseille aux vacances de Noël.

A la Vieille Charité, une expo sur Jack London et ses voyages en Polynésie.

poteau cérémoniel - Îles Salomon

bouclier de parade - Îles Salomon

poteau sculpté nakamal - Vanuatu

masque de deuilleur paraé - Tahiti, 1850

tiki + pilon penu - ïles de la Société, XVIIIe s.

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poteau cérémoniel - Îles Salomon

[pepperbag76]

🌴 Aloha

[burdock-root]

i am currently working on a summer playlist of tropical, tiki and surf songs, and i am really tickled by this concept i have brewing in my head.

imagining an alternate timeline where the VDL gang make it to tahiti and just absolutely take it easy by the beach.

feel free to listen if you like this kind of music 🤓🏝️

[clandestinegardenias]

Stole this book ask thing I saw @ruinconstellation reblog (p.s. tag you're it!) cause I love talking about books.

1) Last book I read:

Days Without End by Sebastian Barry. Stunningly lyrical prose, especially the descriptions of the early US landscape. Also a nuanced, complex, and difficult read about American immigrants, indigenous peoples, the way forces beyond their control pitted them against each other and the moments of love that shine through regardless. The main character is queer in a way that is very simple and natural, which I enjoyed as well. Definitely a hard read with no heroes and a lot of villains, but well worth it.

2) A book I recommend:

Easy Beauty by Chloe Cooper Jones.

Y'all. READ THIS BOOK. An intimate portrait of what it's like to live with a severe and very visible physical disability. Cooper Jones has a PhD in philosophy and is interested in how we conceive of beauty, and what that means for someone who's body will never be considered conventionally beautiful. However, it's written more like a memoir, and is super accessible and imminently readable.

3) A book that I couldn’t put down:

The Wager by David Grann. Great real life shipwreck story, including a bunch of excerpts from the diary of famous poet John Keats' uncle, who was one of the shipwrecked men. What really, really got to me in this one was the division into factions and the various reactions to offered help from the indigenous people.

4) A book I’ve read twice (or more)

Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy. Wanderlust, ecological grief, complicated romantic relationships, and a protagonist who can't stop leaving but loves so hard she's willing to die for it. Plus, boats! Scientific research, sort of! Found family! This book was like reading my own soul.

5) A book on my TBR

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides. I've been meaning to read it and just picked it up at an estate sale!

6) A book I’ve put down

Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold. I read The Curse of Chalion and loved it, but this one just didn't grab me the same way. Maybe it wasn't the right time.

7) A book on my wish list

Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys. I've wanted to read it for ages but just haven't gotten around to it.

8) A favourite book from childhood

Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith. I read it so much my copy it's basically disintegrating. I really resonated with the complexity of Mel-- a young woman who is very practical and unimpressed by fanciness/politics but who comes to understand and value these things, and the people who use them, without losing herself.

9) A book you would give a friend

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. Really interesting take on what a flu pandemic that wipes out 99% of the world's population would leave behind, with a focus on the importance of art. I'd have them read it and then FORCE them to watch the TV series of the same name, because I am DESPERATE to talk to someone about the changes they made (which I absolutely LOVVVVEEE)

10) The most books you own by a single author

Probably Tamora Pierce?

11) A nonfiction book you own

LOTS but I'm gonna say Kon Tiki by Thor Heyerdahl. One of my very first true adventure books and so near and dear to my heart. Those guys really did float on a raft from Peru to Tahiti! For science!

12) what are you currently reading

Just started Lucky Red by Claudia Cravens. I'm a ho for queer westerns.

13) what are you planning on reading next?

I have a couple possibilities on deck, so it just depends on what grabs me (or what comes in from my library holds first). Wavewalker by Suzanne Heywood is by next hold on Libby--I'm fascinated by memoirs about what looked like a charmed life from the outside but was in reality anything but.

[countriesgame]

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If you have any fun fact about the French Polynesia, please tell us and I'll reblog it!

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[javelinbk]

The Beatles in Australia/NZ part 9 (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6 part 7, part 8)

The boys arrive in New Zealand, John tells the best dad-joke of all time, and Paul loves big things

Bob: Now you're in New Zealand, what are you looking forward to seeing? George: I don't know... have a look at a couple of Maoris I s'pose! Bob: Anybody told you about these tikis that you have souvenirs of? George: Yeah, well we saw some in Tahiti, the tiki gods. And I don't know if these are gonna be the same... actually John and I ordered two six-foot-high tiki gods made out of wood... two each Bob: How are you going to get them home? George: Well, we ordered them in Tahiti and asked some fella to post them! Bob: John, you looking forward to seeing your Aunt Mimi again? John: Ah yes, I don't know whether I'll see her on this trip, because the place she's staying at she said is miles away Bob: Will she be going back with you? John: I don't think from this trip, no we're joining her at Sydney, you know... or Eric, or Dave, somewhere like that Bob: John, what's your reaction to the Australian trip? John: It was marvellous, well worth the trip, and we hope to come back! Right? Bob: Correct. What about the circular stage at Sydney stadium? John: Well, it was a bit off-putting the first half of the first night, you know, you don't know what's happening, you keep going one way and then going the other, but you get used to it after a couple of days Bob: Ringo, we see that Jimmie Nicol's had a lucky break back home, what do you think of that? Ringo: Well, he's having quite a few lucky breaks - all the best to him, good old Jimmie Bob: So what do you think of this kiwi that's been given to you? Ringo: What kiwi? John: That thing they gave you when we got on the plane! Ringo: That big monster? Marvellous! Bob: That's a kiwi! That's a nearly extinct New Zealand bird John: Are they that big? Ringo: Well... they're not that big really are they? Bob: No, they're about ten inches tall John: Ah well... Ringo: Well, this was about three foot! John: I knew it was a kiwi because it started polishing me shoes! (Paul sings in background) Bob: That's Paul singing in back Ringo: Yeah, that's Paul singing at the back Bob: And well, you know about tikis, these traditional symbols? Ringo: Yeah, we've got one actually, but they're a dirty load of cheats, 'cause they're only made of plastic, I want a real one! Bob: Are you going to buy one? Ringo: Well, I suppose so, if no-one gives me one Bob: What do you think of the beautiful scenery of New Zealand? Ringo: Mountains look alright (Paul keeps singing - possibly O Sole Mio) John: It looks like the moon! Bob: What's that, John? John: It looks like the moon from here! Bob: Hey, listen - what about the egg throwing at Sydney stadium? John: Well, nobody threw any at us, I don't think... oh yeah... Ringo: I wish they'd fried them first! John: Yeah... one night somebody threw one at us, we didn't know actually till we got off there was a bit of egg on my trousers, but they'd stopped throwing them by the time we got on... anyway we had people posted so as soon as they threw them we were going to get them dragged on stage and smash eggs all over the place, all over 'em! Bob: Now Paul, you were given a kiwi, a very large one - how do you feel about it? Paul: Was it a kiwi or an emu or what? Bob: It was a kiwi, that was what you wanted to see! Paul: Yes! True, well I've seen it now... we're gonna take it round with us, you know in New Zealand. I love those big things. Bob: What about the tiki, you see... they told you all about tikis? Paul: Yeah, some little gods, aren't they? Very nice. Not as good as that kangaroo you gave me though. Bob: Thank you. What about Sydney? Did you like the reception? Paul: I loved it. Knocked out completely.

More about the plastic tikis here - Beatles tiki tour – How John Lennon's plastic tiki became a Kiwi family heirloom

[52booksproject]

Book 50: Sea People

The random number generator created 99X (I forgot to put in the last number and can't remember what it was) which is History and Geography > Oceania and elsewhere. Two interesting books were available: Selkirk's Island about a real life Robinson Crusoe, or Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia. I went with Christina Thompson's Sea People.

Sea People explores the history of Polynesia and the mystery of how humans populated a triangle of ocean stretching from New Zealand to Hawaii to Easter Island with some islands thousands of miles from each other. It goes through the "discovery" of the islands by Europeans, the first written accounts of their history, through Polynesian oral traditions, scientific attempts to decipher the origins, attempts to recreate sailing to the islands, and finally modern science's input.

Yes, the Royal Society makes an appearance, in that they needed somewhere to study the Transit of Venus near the equator in 1769 and just as a ship returned telling of a wonderful island called Tahiti. There they were able to talk with the natives and learn a bit about them. Most importantly they met a learned man named Tupaia who agreed to go with them on their voyage home where they encountered other groups of islands like New Zealand where he was of immense help translating and advising on proper behavior. Most intriguingly he made a map of all the islands he had heard of, and it remains a mystery to this day how to interpret it. It's not strictly a Cartesian coordinate map and many people have tried to explain how the islands are arranged.

The book mentions Maui and his amazing fish hook, and a guy who humped a pile of sand to make humans (best origin story yet). Funnily enough, the best, most learned scholars of the 19th century thought that Polynesians were Aryan in origin. That's real Iranian Aryans- not phony baloney blonde Nazi Aryans. However science of the early 20th century tried to go by "race" for the origin by measuring facial features and using, I swear to god, a skin color chart like that Family Guy terrorist meme. Obviously that failed for so many reasons. Currents to Polynesia generally run East to West so a lot of people, including Thor Heyerdahl thought the people must have come from South America. Unfortunately for them, computer models show that Kon-Tiki only made it to Polynesia because it was towed out to a good current, and that natural rafts would not have made it that way. In fact it showed it was nearly impossible to drift to Hawaii or New Zealand and that meant the Polynesians who settled there must have been heading in a general direction of exploration to get there.

Spoiler alert modern DNA shows that Polynesians came from Taiwan via Melanesia to Polynesia though they're still working out the details of how long they stayed in Melanesia and when they settled various islands. And they're perfecting interesting techniques like looking at the rat DNA of the ubiquitous stow-aways from Polynesian settlement.

BEST LINE: "From the perspective of the twenty-first century , a lot of this work looks creepy, and for good reason."

SHOULD YOU READ THIS BOOK:

I wish it had some maps of Polynesia and Melanesia and Micronesia so I could have had a better idea of keeping those straight, so look that up on wikipedia before you read, unless you already know, in which case kudos! But I do suggest reading the book. It's very interesting from a historical and science history perspective.

ART PROJECT:

The 20th century investigators took a lot of photographs of Polynesian natives and this is a drawing of one of them.

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It's Mai Tai Day!

Happy Mai Tai Day everyone! And today is the correct Mai Tai Day. Proof:

As I said in my first post,the Mai Tai was created in 1944 by Trader Vic. Here's the story in his own words:

“I was at the service bar in my Oakland restaurant. I took down a bottle of 17-year old Jamaican J. Wray Nephew rum, added fresh lime, some Orange Curacao from Holland, a dash of Rock Candy syrup, and a dollop of French Orgeat, for its subtle flavor. A generous amount of shaved ice and a vigorous shaking by hand produced the marriage I was after. Half the lime shell went in for color, I stuck in a branch of fresh mint and gave two of them to Ham and Carrie Guild, friends from Tahiti, who were there that night. Carrie took on sip and said, “Mai Tai – Roa Ae”. In Tahitian this means “Out of this World – The Best”. Well, that was that. I named the drink “Mai Tai”.

The Mai Tai is probably the best known Tiki drink,and with good reason. It's just plain delicious. Follow the original recipe,and you can't go wrong:

An interesting thing about Mai Tais,is that despite being created in California,most people think of Hawaii. This is because of all the tourist bars in Hawaii which made their versions of the Mai Tai. Kevin Crossman,Mai Tai enthusiast and Tiki historian,wrote an excellent article on the subject on his blog,The Ultimate Mai Tai. From his article,we get a chart of Mai Tai recipes:

And here's the one I tried:

Mix #54 1972 Royal Hawaiian Surf Room Mai Tai

1oz light rum 1oz dark rum 1oz Demerara rum 1oz orange juice 1oz pineapple juice 1/2oz lime juice 1/4oz lemon juice 1/4oz orange curacao 1/4oz orgeat 1/4oz simple syrup

Shake with ice and pour into double rocks glass.

Definitely a tourist drink. Lots of rum for punch,and very 'tropical' tasting. Surprising they used ten ingredients though,that's gotta be tough to mix when there's a rush at the bar. I think I'll just stick to the original. Or Kevin's custom blended version:

Mix #55 Ultimate Mai Tai

1oz Fresh Lime Juice 1/2oz Orgeat (Latitude 29) 1/4oz Demerara Syrup (BG Reynolds or Liber) 1/2oz Orange Curacao (Ferrand Dry Curacao or Clement Créole Shrubb) 1/2oz Appleton 12 Rum 1/2oz Smith & Cross Rum 1/2oz Plantation OFTD Rum 1/2oz Plantation Xaymaca Rum

Shake with ice and pour into double rocks glass.

This does make for a very nice Mai Tai.

Cheers folks!

[mythologyandancienthistory]

Did the Pharaohs travel to America?

Did the Pharaohs Reach America or the Moon? This issue has been discussed by scholars for a long time: Did the Pharaohs reach America? Did the Pharaohs reach the moon, or did they come from the moon?

The Norwegian sailor Thor Heyerdahl arrived in America in his small boat, “Ra 2.” He thus proved that it was possible for the Pharaohs to reach America with a ship made of papyrus before Columbus discovered it in the year 1492.

that is, thousands of years before him! Either the Pharaohs arrived by sea, or they arrived by land. That is, when there was the sunk continent of Atlantis, which occupied the place occupied by the Atlantic Ocean.

The Pharaohs and the Lost Continent of Atlantis The Pharaohs were the first to announce to the world the sinking of the continent of Atlantis. And that its people were dispersed across all continents, and that most of them came to Egypt as kings and gods… and that some of them also returned to heaven… that is, to other planets suitable for life. This means that the relationship has now become close between Pharaonic Egypt and the Incas civilization in Mexico, Peru, and Bolivia…or between the pyramids of Egypt and the pyramids of Mexico…and in the year 1947, the sailor Thor Heyerdahl proved something like this. He discovered that the Peruvians in South America had also immigrated.

From the west to the islands of the Pacific Ocean, on March 28, 1947, Thor Heyerdahl and six others made a trip from the port of Callao in Peru, in his boat known as “Kon-Tiki”. He traveled four thousand miles on this boat, made of light balsa wood, equipped with two cloth sails and some radio equipment. In one hundred and five days, he reached an island east of the Tahiti Islands.

Heyerdahl’s Theory: The Migration of Ancient Peoples As for Heyerdahl’s theory, it is that he noticed that the islands of the Pacific Ocean are inhabited by people with white skin, golden hair, and blue eyes, and they cannot be of Indian origin. Therefore, perhaps they immigrated from America, and Heyerdahl lived on one of the islands for a year and knew that there were legends that spoke of the god “Tiki” and that this Tiki was their father who came from the West. He is tall, white, with blond hair and blue eyes. When Heyerdahl went to Peru, he found that there was a statue of the god Tiki among the forests. He learned from the people of Peru that a very ancient battle had taken place between their white ancestors and the Indians, after which the whites fled to the west.

The Voyage of the Tiki: Proof of Ancient Migrations Heyerdahl confirmed that they escaped in boats made of light balsa wood. He made the same canoe from wood that he brought from Ecuador. He rode with other sailors from Norway. On an arduous and successful journey, he proved that Tiki had come from Peru…and that the people of these islands in the Pacific Ocean were descendants of Tiki: the son of the sun!

Pharaohs’ Global Travels: From Central Africa to the Moon There is an archaeological theory that says that the Pharaohs also reached these islands through Central Africa… and thus the Pharaohs traveled around the world from both sides! The news was that Russian and American astronauts had taken pictures on the surface of the moon of Pharaonic obelisks - eight Pharaonic-shaped obelisks!! This means that the Pharaohs were above and descended, or they were below and rose, or that those who erected the obelisks and pyramids were people who were on the moon…or they were on the earth and headed for the moon. Then they left the moon for other planets suitable for life…!

The Mystery of the Pharaohs' Disappearance They came here or went there, for reasons we do not know now. But their traces indicate that they were here. Or were they there, and what we don't know now is why they came? Why did they disappear…? They are the secrets of this wondrous universe, and the secrets of these rational or very rational beings that travel the vast expanses of space using very advanced scientific means… We only know their images on the temples and their effects on the stones. It must be very advanced, because its journeys are long, and its load is heavy. But a major astronomical catastrophe toppled it, and only some of its effects or echoes remain in the history of peoples, their religions, myths, and rare documents.

Hawaiian Legend: The Origins of Life and the Gods If you go to the Hawaiian Islands, you will find that the people of Hawaii have a legend that is considered one of the most wonderful and eloquent things known to man. In front of them, a person has no choice but to stand in amazement. Where did they come from?? How did they come?? Legend says: Water was the first of everything. From the water came all living creatures: fish, birds, reptiles, beasts, women, men, and gods. As for the trees, they were toppled by the clouds. The clouds were in the shape of birds, and in the beak of each plane was a seed.

The Role of Venus in Ancient Legends This legend is thousands of years old… perhaps it was three thousand years old… that is, exactly when (Venus) became a planet with a fixed orbit in the solar system… and with Venus entering our solar system, many eloquent beings, heroics, and legends descended to Earth… and at a time One… This Hawaiian myth has indicated something important, which is where the trees on Earth came from… Where did the seeds come from to the land of Armenia, where Noah's Ark landed? There is no chemical or biological method known now that is capable of creating a seed on any plant. Birds bringing seeds from the clouds indicate that these seeds came to this Earth from other planets

The Power of Legends: Spirits, Technology, and Humanity The legend says that goblins, jinn, or spirits are not more powerful than humans, and that a ghost can kill a human. But a person with an atomic bomb can kill hundreds of thousands or… all of humanity.

Ultimately, the questions surrounding the Pharaohs' potential journey to America and their connections to other civilizations remain topics that spark curiosity and open doors for further exploration. While definitive evidence is still lacking, these ideas continue to be part of the ongoing quest to understand the mysteries of ancient and lost civilizations.

Read the full article here: [Did the Pharaohs travel to America?]

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Saturday, September 28 - Papeete

We had our bus tour today, which as usual ran long, although we never seem to have enough time at any one stop. It's the nature of the beast, I guess, as these third party tours try to be all things to everyone and wind up with no one truly satisfied. That said, it was nice to get out of the city and ride halfway around the island. Because Saturday morning is the big shopping time in town, the traffic coming towards us was heavy and pretty much stop and go, and the same heading out of town when we were coming back in the early afternoon. Good timing on our part.

The island of Tahiti is an almost perfect circle with a much smaller circle stuck on it at what would be 5 o'clock on a dial. The main island is Tahiti Nui (big) and the attached smaller part is Tahiti Iti (little). They are connected by a narrow isthmus, and both parts are extremely steep in the middle, so the road runs around the coastline. A third island, Moorea, sits to the west, and the three (actually two) places make up the main part of the Society Islands, one of five groups of islands that make up French Polynesia. The area of French Polynesia is about the same as Europe, if the ocean is included, but the actual total land mass is only about the size of Rhode Island. It is an overseas territory of France, so its citizens carry French passports, although there is some home rule.

Our drive took us from Papeete (at about 11 o'clock on our imaginary dial) to just before the isthmus to Tahiti Iti, and our first stop was a private home and garden that was beautifully designed and maintained. We had great views of "Iti", and the house, gardens and swimming pool would be a nice place to live. We had a little talk about the plants and then were on our way to the next stop - a small botanic garden with a water theme. There was a beautiful waterfall and several ponds with water lilies, and what looked like a nice trail in and up to the top of the waterfall, which we couldn't take because of time constraints. We also stopped at a grotto with a swimming hole beneath - it was pretty, but hardly worth taking time away from other locations.

The last two stops were my favorites. The first was an archeological area with traditional walls and altar, which was restored in 1953. It is "guarded" by two tikis which are not original, but are still evocative. The plaza and stepped wall altar are quite impressive, as the walls are built of stone worked into roundish blocks. The walls are double faced, with rubble in between. There is also terracing on the surrounding hillsides. The whole site is at the end of a dirt road in a residential section, although it backs up to cliffs on all sides.

Our last stop was at the Museum of Tahiti and the Islands, and it is quite stunning. After years in a cramped, non-air-conditioned space, the collection now has a beautiful home, with truly first rate exhibits. It is well laid out, starting with flora and fauna (the latter fairly limited) and works through the Polynesians and their beliefs and traditions, before getting to the influence of the Europeans. There are beautiful artifacts, all well described in French and English and we could have stayed for several hours. There is a lovely courtyard and a exhibit hall for temporary installations which we didn't get to explore. Unfortunately, it was too far from Papeete to return to later, especially with the crazy traffic.

We had a quick late lunch when we got back and then decided to walk a little more around Papeete, but by mid-afternoon Saturday, almost all the shops were closed for the rest of the weekend. It was nice to walk a bit more regardless, since it will be a while before we have the opportunity to do much exercise on dry land.

We returned to our suite to see it bedecked with Happy Birthday stuff, as it is Russ' b-day today. The towel "birthday cake" also lights up, as we discovered after dark. There was also a lovely little cake at dinner, which we all shared and enjoyed. We had a caviar sail-away, and hoped to see the "green flash", but the sun sank into a cloud bank just to the north of Moorea and that was that. We did have a mini-lecture on what causes the phenomenon, but even with the mystery explained, I'd like to see one again. We will be heading east for over two more weeks, so there will be hope on the back deck every night.

Tomorrow we will be at a small inhabited atoll in the afternoon for a performance, some swimming and some snorkeling, and it will be nice to be back in a more rural setting. Today will probably be the last time we see another passenger ship until we dock in Chile. That's a good thing.

[fauxbeatlover]

necesito que Natura me fabrique algo así

[katherinemathew]

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We also love the 14 night Marquesas, Tuamotus and Society Islands itinerary which includes Nuku Hiva, Tahuata, Hiva Oa, Fatu Hiva and Fakarava. Fakarava is a UNESCO nature reserve with endemic flora and fauna and is particularly popular with divers, whereas Hiva Ova is a historical and cultural wonderland with stone sculptures thought to be linked to the Easter Island tikis! With all meals and beverages included, complimentary room service, water sports and on-board entertainment, Paul Gauguin Cruises are a fantastic luxury option to enjoy a longer itinerary in French Polynesia.

Read the full article to know more about Sailing in Tahiti

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Events 4.28 (before 1950)

224 – The Battle of Hormozdgan is fought. Ardashir I defeats and kills Artabanus V effectively ending the Parthian Empire. 357 – Emperor Constantius II enters Rome for the first time to celebrate his victory over Magnus Magnentius. 1192 – Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title to the throne is confirmed by election. The killing is carried out by Hashshashin. 1253 – Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk, propounds Namu Myōhō Renge Kyō for the very first time and declares it to be the essence of Buddhism, in effect founding Nichiren Buddhism. 1294 – Temür, grandson of Kublai, is elected Khagan of the Mongols with the reigning title Oljeitu. 1503 – The Battle of Cerignola is fought. It is noted as one of the first European battles in history won by small arms fire using gunpowder. 1611 – Establishment of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines, the largest Catholic university in the world. 1625 – A combined Spanish and Portuguese fleet of 52 ships commences the recapture of Bahia from the Dutch during the Dutch–Portuguese War. 1758 – The Marathas defeat the Afghans in the Battle of Attock and capture the city. 1788 – Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution. 1789 – Mutiny on the Bounty: Lieutenant William Bligh and 18 sailors are set adrift and the rebel crew returns to Tahiti briefly and then sets sail for Pitcairn Island. 1792 – France invades the Austrian Netherlands (present day Belgium and Luxembourg), beginning the French Revolutionary Wars. 1794 – Sardinians, headed by Giovanni Maria Angioy, start a revolution against the Savoy domination, expelling Viceroy Balbiano and his officials from Cagliari, the capital and largest city of the island. 1796 – The Armistice of Cherasco is signed by Napoleon Bonaparte and Vittorio Amedeo III, King of Sardinia, expanding French territory along the Mediterranean coast. 1869 – Chinese and Irish laborers for the Central Pacific Railroad working on the First transcontinental railroad lay ten miles of track in one day, a feat which has never been matched. 1881 – Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico. 1887 – A week after being arrested by the Prussian Secret Police, French police inspector Guillaume Schnaebelé is released on order of William I, German Emperor, defusing a possible war. 1910 – Frenchman Louis Paulhan wins the 1910 London to Manchester air race, the first long-distance aeroplane race in the United Kingdom. 1920 – The Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic is founded. 1923 – Wembley Stadium is opened, named initially as the Empire Stadium. 1930 – The Independence Producers hosted the first night game in the history of Organized Baseball in Independence, Kansas. 1937 – South African medical researcher Max Theiler develops the yellow fever vaccine at the Rockefeller Foundation in New York. 1941 – The Ustaše massacre nearly 200 Serbs in the village of Gudovac, the first massacre of their genocidal campaign against Serbs of the Independent State of Croatia. 1944 – World War II: Nine German E-boats attacked US and UK units during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the Normandy landings, killing 946. 1945 – Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci are shot dead by Walter Audisio, a member of the Italian resistance movement. 1945 – The Holocaust: Nazi Germany carries out its final use of gas chambers to execute 33 Upper Austrian socialist and communist leaders in Mauthausen concentration camp. 1947 – Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki to demonstrate that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia. 1948 – Igor Stravinsky conducted the premiere of his American ballet, Orpheus at the New York City Center. 1949 – The Hukbalahap are accused of assassinating former First Lady of the Philippines Aurora Quezon, while she is en route to dedicate a hospital in memory of her late husband; her daughter and ten others are also killed.

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FRENCH POLYNESIA: TAHITI - Tour of the West Coast 13 April 2024

We were collected for a half day West Coast tour after breakfast. We visited first an ancient temple: Marae Arahurahn. We were greeted by a Tiki figure:

We walked around the temple site which was beautiful and well cared for. The remains of the temple show it was built from volcanic rock using dry stone wall technique:

We were next taken to the Maraa Caves:

It was lovely and cool standing just by the caves. There was also some amazing trees:

We stopped to see the surf breaking on the coral reef along the coastline:

Further down the coast we visited a surfing beach with the black volcanic sand which looked amazing:

Towards the south part of the “big” Tahiti island we stopped at the Vaipahi Gardens. (Tahiti looks like two islands stuck together joined by a narrow strip of land. We had spent all our time on Tahiti Nui so far - the larger of the land masses.) The gardens were lovely and had spiritual significance as there was a practice of bringing the Chiefs after death to the gardens for washing of their bodies in the different areas of water. There was another waterfall but also some wonderful flowering shrubs and superb trees:

After a stroll around the gardens we continued our journey south and crossed the narrow strip of land on to Tahiti Iti (the smaller part of the island). We were surprised to see the landscape change and there were farms with fields that could have been European countryside, including cows grazing. This was part of the coast as we crossed to the smaller island:

We were driven to a high look out point on Tahiti Iti. The view back along the west coast of the surf on the coral reef was great:

We were then driven back to Papeete along the eastern coast of Tahiti Nui. It was explained that they had had a major landslide during torrential rain in February and there was so much damage to the road in the south east that it was closed for weeks. Repairs were still going on when we passed that area but at least a single track controlled by traffic lights was now in operation. For many this has caused chaos as there is only one road around the island. There are no passable roads across the centre of the mountainous area.

We stopped at Faaone to see another waterfall - which again has a Polynesian legend attached to it.

We then continued along the main road back to our hotel.

On 14 April we had a quiet day relaxing in the hotel as we are flying at 4am on the 15 April back to Australia via Auckland, New Zealand crossing the International Dateline once more. This time we “lose” a day - Monday - and will arrive on Tuesday!

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TIKI FEST TAHITI 2024

Tiki Fest 2024 : Un festival mémorable à Tahiti Le Tiki Fest à Tahiti est le Festival International de référence de Polynésie. Il se veut être un savant mélange de la culture locale et internationale, réunissant les plus grands artistes aux sonorités live et électro. Cette troisième édition promet d’être mémorable, avec une programmation exceptionnelle et des mesures respectueuses de…