Tahiti
The island of Tahiti, towering over the ocean like a proud and royal Queen, is crowned by a circle of majestic peaks and skirted by black velvet beaches and pink coral reefs. The mountainous interior shelters iridescent slivers of Mother Nature's light. The flat coastal lands, edge with a rugged coastline, are home to fields of tropical flowers and most of the island’s population. The turtle-shaped island is the largest of the 118 islands that comprise French Polynesia.
- Tahiti extends over such a large area it took explorers several years to discover and chart all 118 islands. The total area covers more than 1.5 million square miles.
- In ancient Tahiti, archery was a sacred sport, practiced only by people of high rank .
- It’s common to put a tiare (Tahiti’s national flower) behind one’s ear.—left side you’re taken, right if you’re looking.
