The first of many installments!

So, here is the first installment of my pictures from my trip!! I am normally not one to take pictures in an airplane, but as we were landing in Tahiti, the sun was setting, and the clouds looked absolutely glorious, so I had to take a few shots!

We arrived in Tahiti in the evening after a very long day of travelling. We boarded our ship, the Tahitian Princess and pretty much went to bed right away! The ship was smaller than most I've been on-only 650 people, but it was super nice, because you got to know most of the people and interact with them all-very fun!

First day in Tahiti, had to take a shot of myself off the balcony of our room!

The day after we arrived, we went on a 4x4 in the middle of the island. The roads aren't paved and we got to be in open air jeeps, but it was great!!

One of the viewpoints we stopped at. In the background you can see the city of Papeete

So many palm trees along the coast! Beautiful! Because all the islands are surrounded by a coral reef, everything is right on the water, including the roads, so you get a beautiful view as you drive around the island!

The last of paved road we saw for a while!

Here we entered Papenoo Valley. Lots of waterfalls, trees and lush lush vegetation!

This is the waterfall we got to go swimming in

This was the "bridge" we used to cross over the water

One of the crazy drivers/guides

Another nice and convenient bridge. Our driver kept reassuring us that the jeep had a snorkel

We got to jump off the waterfall as well, although our jumps weren't quite as dramatic..

Feeding the eels