Friday, November 16, 2007

Tahiti baby!!!

Well, somehow we pulled it off. We managed to actually leave our kids for over 10 days and enjoyed some R&R...I mean work...in Tahiti. It was an incredible trip and we really enjoyed ourselves.

Here we are on our way to the island of Moorea on the Ferry.

This is Cook's Bay, one of the two main bays on Moorea


Here we are at Opanohu bay, the other main bay on Moorea.
This is point Belvedere, the two main bays are on each side of the mountain in the back

Here is Katie in front of a noni tree...

We rode these little buggies around Moorea...it was awesome..check the videos for more.

It was a little painful...but we managed to climb the coconut tree for this picture...

Here is Katie at the docks of our hotel as we headed out to the "motu" a small uninhabited island for lunch.
A Tahitian sunset...beautiful.
Here we are at an orphanage that our company helps sponsor...check out their backyard.
One of many waterfalls on the island of Tahiti.
This is a Tiki burger..imagine a Big Mac on freaking steroids. Two 1/3 patties, two mostly raw eggs, four strips of fairly raw bacon, two pieces of cheese, tomatoes...basically 700,000 calories in one bite....I had to try it...no, I didn't finish it.
Here we are at the temple in Tahiti...it was beautiful.

The videos...

Here we are on the ferry on our way to Moorea

Here is our hotel "room" on Moorea...nice!

Cruzing on the road in our buggie...


Off roading in the buggie...it was a little bumpy...

Hanging with the rays on the motu in Moorea


Tahitian sunset...

These are called "Jack" fish. A local restaurant on Tahiti keeps a bunch of them in a pen outside their restaurant and uses them as...well, a garbage disposal. They are super agressive carniverous fish....imagine a freaking HUGE parana. They feed them all of their organic scraps.


Cool Tahitian fire dance...


Here is Katie on our cruise with the dolphins...it was really cool.


6 comments:

Gabbitas Family said...

I've been meaning to call Katie to ask about your trip, but I wasn't sure when you guys got back. It looks like you had a great time. I loved the videos as well. I bet you were excited to see your kids!
Oh, and the Halloween pictures were darling. Joshua wins the prize for being the most like "Moe". They were all cute, don't get me wrong, he just fit the character the best! Now, more pictures of your house. Maybe at Thanksgiving or something. Hopefully we'll see you in Utah!

Kris said...

Wow...looks like you guys had a great time. I bet it was nice having a little time to yourselves. Robb and I are headed to Thailand in about 2 weeks. It's "kinda" a business trip. Can't wait for the getaway. :)

Chris and Mari Spiker said...

Your trip looked incredible! I loved the dolphins! and those freaky fish were HUGE!!!! They would eat me alive. Katie looks beautiful as always. Im so jealous!! You guys deserve it though...I love you!! Great trip! Now Im going to beg Chris to take me there one day!
love
Mari

Debbie said...

Hey Katie and Cim!!! I remembered you had a blog, and I just started one when we had the baby, so I thought you might want to see some pictures! Looks like you had an amazing trip to Tahiti. I am so jealous, but I can't think of two people who deserved it more. Glad you got some R & R... Hope all is well for you and your family. We miss you here in UT!! Take care and talk to you soon! Love you

Dev and Asha said...

So my brother knows all about Devin from you guys. I cannot wait to meet you. Maybe we will be able to come visit sometime in 2008!! Thanks for taking care of little Elder McFadyen. Love: Ashley Christensen

Kristi said...

Cim and Katie, I'm so glad you guys made it to Tahiti together. Your photos bring back the memories. What an amazing place that is, huh. I'm glad that no one got their finger bitten off by a baracuda!