Polynesia is my favorite region of the world (excluding my home Poland) I have been here many times, traveling between islands by ferries, freighters, cruise ships, planes… Only once it was very special ship, run by the locals, offering not only the transport, but also meetings with the Polynesians, islands visits and regional music aboard. This was Aranui3. Recently the owners replaced this ship by also small, but more modern Aranui5. Aranui3 brought me to the legendary Marquesas. Now I sail to the Tuamotu, Gambiers and Pitcairn. I embarked the ship well before 8 am in the centre of the city.
Unpleasant event at the beginning: they lost my backpack between the port gate and the ship. I became very nervous until they found it two hours later in the other cabin on the other side of the ship.
For good bye fantastic dances on the deck performed by the group from the Marquesas. Bye, bye crowded Papeete!
