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Fly fishing French Polynesia
Part one
I was recently in French Polynesia with my partner, Renee, and four friends that I met through volunteering with @castingforrecovery. We spent 10 days exploring and fishing enchanted islands and waters. There is so much (but not too much) to share about our time there. Plus, I suck at this sort of thing, so I am posting in “parts”.
This being part one: Papeete and arriving Anna.
>•<Everyone is greeted with beautiful Tahitian music when arriving at the airport after a long(ish) flight. I say “ish” because it’s only 8 hours from SFO.
*This was before we knew our bags had not boarded the plane with us in SFO.
After arriving at the Intercontinental (sans bags but full of optimism about what the next week would bring) we checked in and settled down for a tropical night cap.
*The no bags thing was really kinda super stressful. But it all worked out. But PHEW! Especially since there is one flight per week from Papeete to Anaa and other outlying atolls.
We had about 36 hours to kick it around Papeete. We purposely built this “cushion” into the layover in case anything came up. I highly recommend doing so if you decide to do this trip. We filled our “cushion” day by visiting the local market and checking out the local art and music. All that after a trip to the hotel gift shop for clothes. Bags were scheduled to arrive that night.
All of the artists selling Ukuleles were also playing the instruments. Walking around and experiencing Papeete at a slower pace was a nice break in travel. The cushion day proved to be a much appreciated chill day.
Sunset at the Intercontinental.
On our way to Anaa!
Arriving at Anaa!
Home for the week. Beautiful. Just beautiful.
Flo and Pierre. The best hosts.
I can’t wait to go back.
Stay tuned for parts two through… who knows.
Lots of fish to come.
#tahiti #flyfishfrenchpolynesia #flyfishingadventures #flyfishing #frenchpolynesia
Part one
I was recently in French Polynesia with my partner, Renee, and four friends that I met through volunteering with @castingforrecovery. We spent 10 days exploring and fishing enchanted islands and waters. There is so much (but not too much) to share about our time there. Plus, I suck at this sort of thing, so I am posting in “parts”.
This being part one: Papeete and arriving Anna.
>•<Everyone is greeted with beautiful Tahitian music when arriving at the airport after a long(ish) flight. I say “ish” because it’s only 8 hours from SFO.
*This was before we knew our bags had not boarded the plane with us in SFO.
After arriving at the Intercontinental (sans bags but full of optimism about what the next week would bring) we checked in and settled down for a tropical night cap.
*The no bags thing was really kinda super stressful. But it all worked out. But PHEW! Especially since there is one flight per week from Papeete to Anaa and other outlying atolls.
We had about 36 hours to kick it around Papeete. We purposely built this “cushion” into the layover in case anything came up. I highly recommend doing so if you decide to do this trip. We filled our “cushion” day by visiting the local market and checking out the local art and music. All that after a trip to the hotel gift shop for clothes. Bags were scheduled to arrive that night.
All of the artists selling Ukuleles were also playing the instruments. Walking around and experiencing Papeete at a slower pace was a nice break in travel. The cushion day proved to be a much appreciated chill day.
Sunset at the Intercontinental.
On our way to Anaa!
Arriving at Anaa!
Home for the week. Beautiful. Just beautiful.
Flo and Pierre. The best hosts.
I can’t wait to go back.
Stay tuned for parts two through… who knows.
Lots of fish to come.
#tahiti #flyfishfrenchpolynesia #flyfishingadventures #flyfishing #frenchpolynesia
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