Forced improvisation at the rental car counter leads me to a pair of traditional ceremonies in the lush Nausori Highland, where the strong feeling of home away from home reminds me that, yes, we are all interwoven.
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Having up to this point explored French Polynesia in either a car or an outrigger, on Bora Bora I opted for a bike, which was just right for this scenic and invigorating 10-kilometer loop around the southern section of the island.
In the crystalline lagoon off Mo’orea’s western shore, a Maori fisherman shares with me the craft he learned from his grandfather.
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