{"id":18,"date":"2024-07-16T06:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T06:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/?p=18"},"modified":"2024-08-02T20:26:27","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T20:26:27","slug":"the-distant-skies-of-raiatea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/?p=18","title":{"rendered":"The Distant Skies Of Raiatea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P1860146-Enhanced-NR-scaled.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3456\" data-original-width=\"4608\" height=\"177\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P1860146-Enhanced-NR-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"236\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>View out the private deck of my bungalow<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>After Bora Bora I went to Raiatea (&#8220;distant sky&#8221; in Polynesian).<\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240712_211443-scaled.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"4160\" data-original-width=\"3120\" height=\"124\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240712_211443-768x1024.jpg\" width=\"93\" \/><\/i><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>Tasty Tahitian Rum &#8212; I liked it!<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240715_090814-scaled.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3120\" data-original-width=\"4160\" height=\"149\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240715_090814-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"198\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>Toyota dealership &#8211; a tent and 3 cars<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Raiatea is much less developed than Tahiti of course.&nbsp; There&#8217;s only one small town, Uturoa. I only spent 2 days on Raiatea but I feel I accomplished a lot. One day I took a tour of the island including the Botanical Gardens.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<table class=\"tg\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"tg-0lax\"><\/th>\n<th class=\"tg-0lax\"><\/th>\n<th class=\"tg-0lax\"><\/th>\n<th class=\"tg-0lax\"><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P1860012-Enhanced-NR-scaled.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3378\" data-original-width=\"4504\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P1860012-Enhanced-NR-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"136\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">This is supposed to be the face of a woman. Do you see it?<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: justify;\">  <\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P1860017-Enhanced-NR-scaled.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3456\" data-original-width=\"4608\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P1860017-Enhanced-NR-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"136\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P1860019-Enhanced-NR-scaled.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2791\" data-original-width=\"3721\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P1860019-Enhanced-NR-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"136\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; 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text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P1860074-Enhanced-NR-scaled.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2924\" data-original-width=\"3898\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P1860074-Enhanced-NR-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"136\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P1860076-Enhanced-NR-scaled.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3456\" data-original-width=\"4608\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P1860076-Enhanced-NR-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"136\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P1860079-Enhanced-NR-scaled.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2847\" data-original-width=\"3796\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P1860079-Enhanced-NR-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"136\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Almost looks like a moai<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P1860083-Enhanced-NR-scaled.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3356\" data-original-width=\"4474\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P1860083-Enhanced-NR-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"136\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P1860096-Enhanced-NR-scaled.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3044\" data-original-width=\"4059\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P1860096-Enhanced-NR-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"136\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P1860099-Enhanced-NR.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1133\" data-original-width=\"1510\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P1860099-Enhanced-NR-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"136\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P1860112-Enhanced-NR-scaled.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2453\" data-original-width=\"3270\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/P1860112-Enhanced-NR-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"136\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Pearl farming house<\/span><\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>View out the private deck of my bungalow After Bora Bora I went to Raiatea (&#8220;distant sky&#8221; in Polynesian). Tasty Tahitian Rum &#8212; I liked it! Toyota dealership &#8211; a tent and 3 cars Raiatea is much less developed than Tahiti of course.&nbsp; There&#8217;s only one small town, Uturoa. I only spent 2 days on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42,"href":"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18\/revisions\/42"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}