Tag: French Polynesia
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Flat Hal and Flat Stanley saw Tikis in Nuku Hiva
When we asked Gemini AI to help us if we had indeed seen Tikis, and more about them, this is what we read: A Tiki is a human-like figure that’s an important part of Polynesian culture and history. Here’s a simple explanation: Origins: Tikis represent gods, ancestors, or important figures. They were often worshipped and…
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The Flat Fellas went sightseeing in Fakarava
One of the things Flat Stanley and Flat Hal enjoyed on our walk aroundFakarava was the simple joy of recognizing some of the things we saw afteressentially a week in French Polynesia paired with the fun of continuing todiscover new things. Do you recognize these birds that seemed to behaving a staring contest on the…
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Fakarava – a long flat hike to a unique lighthouse
Flat Stanley and Flat Hal rode the tender to shore, then walked along the coast. First we headed away from the airport, and saw a lot of fantastic flowers and coconut trees. Then we turned back the way we had come from, went back to where we had started, and kept going. In all we…
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Huahine – the sunrise was a brilliant forecast of the day to come
Flat Stanley and Flat Hal have been setting an alarm to get up to see the sun rise on as many mornings as possible during our trip. Some mornings that has been as early as 4:45 am. Today, at 4:55, when the alarm went off very little light was slipping beneath the curtains into our cabin. It felt…
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Bora Bora birds… Flat Stanley and Flat Hal recognized the birds we saw!
When we first started this trip we would not have been able to gesture to the most of the birds and ask one another “is that a….?” and insert the correct name. However, as we walked around Bora Bora we recognized a Pacific Reef Heron, a Brown Noddy, a Zebra Dove, and some pigeons (also known…
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The Leeward Islands, part of The Society Islands in French Polynesia
Flat Stanley and Flat Hal had a good time walking around Uturoa, Raiatea, French Polynesia. It was a very warm day, with an occasional breeze that almost cooled us off. The Society Islands include the Leeward and Windward Islands… names that are interesting. With a little help from AI to understand better, The names “Windward” and “Leeward”…