The Heppner Gazette-Timeti, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday. March 29, 1984 TIIHEE
Around About
By Jmtine Wealherford
Around About French Polynesia
There were 15 persons from the original touring group of 22
who had traveled about New Zealand and Australia who flew
Into Papeete, Tahiti, In the late afternoon of February 17.
January and February are the warmest months in this part
of the world which stays warm always. We were told the
temperature was In the mid 90's, but because of the great
humidity it seemed a great deal hotter to us who visited there
from Iduho and Oregon.
We all had so enjoyed our slay in the two British
Commonwealth couritrtf where we felt very much "at
home" and where, with slight variations, everyone spoke the
same language. French Polynesia is very different; we
really knew we were foreigners because we didn't speak
French or the native dialects and because our money had to
be converted into francs instead of other dollars and cents.
The rate of exchange that week was between 136 and 140
francs for each American dollar; however, I felt prices were
higher out in Oceania.
You, like me, may not understand that in the South Pacific
there are three main groups of islands between just north of
10 degrees latitude and 40 degrees south latitude. These three
spread out groups are calles Micronesia, Melanesia and
Polynesia. Micronesia (meaning small islands) is the
smallest of the three areas and is north westerly. Microne
sians may have wavy or wooly hair-those who live closest to
Asia have Asian characteristics such as high cheekbones and
straight hair. Micronesia includes Guam and Wake Islands
and the Mariana, Caroline, Marshall and Gilbert Island
groups.
We had already visited in New Zealand, the largest and
most soulhernly land area of Polynesia, which has a minority
population of Maori peoples w ho had migrated there long ago
from other islands. Hawaii, Midway, Tonga, Western Samoa,
American Samoa, Pitcarin Island, Easter Island and the
following groups are in this third large area -the Line
Islands, Marquesas, Tokelau Islands, Kermandec Islands
and the Society Islands (French Polynesia.) People here are
generally attractive, fairly tall, have light brown skin and
straight to wavy hair.
Our stay began with our arrival at the International
Airport very near Papeete the late afternoon of February 17,
and lasted until we flew off to Los Angeles the morning of
February 22. We spent part of an afternoon, two nights and a
fine full morning in and near that old city.
Our first late afternoon I rode the truck-bus from the
Maeva Beach Hotel (out beyond the airport) into the city
where I looked around at the shops, bought a few shell
necklaces from street stalls, and saw the spacious open-air
flower and vegetable market before returning to the big,
modern hotel where we attended a banquet and floor show
that evening where native dancers performed their fire
dance.
The next morning we were taken on a bus tour of much of
the island. The big feature of the tour was a stop at the
"Musee Gaugin" and its surrounding gardens. I bought a few
postcards and a booklet at this Gaugin shrine on the west
coast of the island. We were taken back to Papeete just after
noon where we had a fine noon meal in one of the top cafes. I
enjoyed eating fish and was pleased with the filet of
mahimahi sauted with mushrooms which I had ordered.
By mid-afternoon we boarded the "Majestic Tahiti
Explorer" our cruise ship at the Papeete city dock, and
shortly after 3 p.m. we were off to view other islands. The
sttractive, modern ship carries BS passengers and a crew of
between 35 and 40. I spent my three nights aboard most
comfortably in a private, air-conditioned stateroom. The
meals were excellent, and I really enjoyed visiting with
passengers from England, Canada, Germany, Japan, Boi a
Bora and many parts of the U.S.
We cruised past many volcanic and coral islands, all with
lush tropical vegetation. The three islands (all much smaller
than Tahiti) which we visited were Moorea, Raiatea and Bor
Bora. We had several very Interestin shipboard programs
and loved traveling through the blue-green, very clear
waters between the islands.
On Sunday, February 19, we made a morning, bow landing
on a small coral island where we beachcombed, sunbathed,
or swam or snorkled until noon when the shop's crew brought
a great picnic meal ashore. That afternoon we pulled into the
dock at Raiatea where we had a short time to shop and then
were taken to the famous Hotel Bali Hai where we walked
through the colorful gardens and were entertained by a troup
of child dancers. We returned to our ship for dinner and an
evening program.
The ship moved during the night, and the next morning we
were approaching spectacular, volcanic Bora Bora. We were
ashore there all day, taking a circular tour viewing native
homes, brilliant flowering trees and shrubs and the little
eoronut husk fired power plant. By lunch time we were at the
lovely, large, beachfront Hotel Marara where we enjoyed
various leisurely afternoon pursuits after lunch. I took my
first glassbottom boat tip into the lagoon here and was so
thrilled to look down at lovely colored coral (pink, violet, blue
and green) and to see a variety of strange shaped and
brightly-colored fish swimming under the boat.
In the early evening we left Bora Bora in a water taxi
which took us to the Air Polynesia Airport on a coral island
almost an hour away where we go aboard our flight back to
Papeete and to Maeva Beach Hotel where we spent our last
(fifth) night in Polynesia.
The next morning we were again on Qantas for the long
flight back to Los Angeles which we reached after dark on
Wednesday night. February 23. When we all cleared the huge
airport we moved to the new Marriott Hotel nearby. Some of
the group left us there, but most of the tour group boarded
United next day and flew to Boise via San Francisco. I flew
onto Medford, spent two nights and restful, pleasant days
there, and then drove my car home to Heppner on Saturday,
February 25.
My south sea adventure was so satisfying. I know I learned
quite a few things about this far-off part of the world, and I
hope some of you have enjoyed traveling with me
vicariously.
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20 meeting on March lfi, at the
Willow I O O F. Hall in Hep
pner. The meeting was con
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Harris. The meeting was at
tended by Una Makin, Oregon
Slate Hebekah Assembly
president; Leon Wilson, grand
master of I 0.0 F. lodges of
Oregon; Sharon Magden,
Hebekah Assembly vice pre
sident; Joan Blatter, Hebekah
Assembly secretary; Virginia
Peck, Hebekah assistant
marshal,; Helen Gottman.
past Hebekah assembly presi-
Vickie Wagenblast of Lexington presents Heppner Cham
ber of Commerce President Harley Sager with a Wheat
League Cap during chamber luncheon last Tuesday.
Wagenblast w as at chamber to tell members March 21 was
national agriculture day. "I wanted them to know the
importance of agriculture not only in our area, but all over
the country," she said.
Chamber members were also treated to pieces of this
year's official Wheat League cake for dessert.
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