Pe drum intre Half Moon Bay si Santa Cruz, o mica ferma de capsune pe marginea drumului numarul 1 pe coasta. Intre timp ne oprisem la cirese, aici este sezonul caiselor, cireselor si capsunilor momentan.Eu am baut un super cidru cald de capsune si m-am bucurat cu Mihai de ele si inrobate in ciocolata, toate astea intr-o atmosfera primitoare si simpatica. Trebuia sa cumparam mai multe si pentru acasa, sunt extra gustoase. California!

Petite ferme de fraises entre Half Moon Bay et Santa Cruz avec un arret degustation de confiture. J’en ai profité pour gouter un cidre chaud de fraises et manger des fraises en chocolat a se lecher les doigts. Vive la Californie, les gens et leur deco!

O saptamana in Tikehau. 5 zile in mijlocul pustietatii, pe un motu 200 de metrii lung si 50 de metrii lat intepenit intre ocean si laguna. Fara telefon, fara internet. M-am panicat in primele zile. In ziua plecarii eram deprimat, m-au mai ajutat cele 4 plonjari absolut incredibile. Imi lipseste deja locul.

One week in Tikehau. 5 days in the middle of nowhere, on a small motu with a few more people. 200 meters between the ocean and the lagoon, 50 meters wide. No cell coverage, no internet. I panicked the first few days. By the day we had to leave, I was depressed too. I am going to miss that place. Luckily, some amazing dives made the transition better.

Am inotat, cu si fara rechini si alti pesti. Am pescuit. Am mers. Ne-am bucurat de multe apusuri. Cristina si-a gasit un prieten timid.
We swam, with and without sharks and fish. We fished. We walked. We looked at plenty of sunsets. Cristina found a new shy friend.

Dupa o zi lunga de scufundari, mancare buna si la revedere spus unor noi prieteni, e greu sa ma motivez pentru a spune prea multe despre Maupiti. Din fericire pentru mine pozele de aici vorbesc singure. O insula mica, neatinsa de hoteluri luxoase. Dormit la Sandra si Kete, mancat cu ei mult si bun, inotat si urcat muntisori. O minune de insula.

After a long day diving, good food and goodbyes to new friends, it’s hard to find the motivation to write a post. Thankfully the pictures from Maupiti don’t need words. A small island, no luxury hotels, resorts and mass tourism. We stayed at Sandra and Kete, ate with them, good and plentiful, swam and hiked. A marvel of an island.

Apa/The water

 

Mancarea/The food

 

The mantas

 

The view