While I spent the weekend looking a bit like this, in Tahiti at the salon du tourisme, drumming up business, caught up in the usual social whirl..........our friends in Hawaii were hosting a Rurutu evening, to honor the trip and share Rurutu taro growing practices they learned, when they visited us back in July.... and to premier the short film they made about their experience and the traditional lifestyle here...
Meanwhile, elsewhere in the world, my cousin Michael married Amy, a beautiful wedding by all accounts, Aunty Sue and Uncle Dave were both looking very distinguished! Sad to have missed it but thankful for facebook! Wishing the happy couple a long and contented life together!
And if that's not enough I also just got confirmation that Viriamu will be coming soon to British screens as part of a series about the impact of first encounters in the Pacific! BBC4 September 17!
Talking about his cultural heritage, looking a bit like this!
Then just afterwards, his very talented mother will be starring in this series, showcasing Rurutu pandanus hat-weaving!
Rurutu is an island in French Polynesia (Tahiti), Austral Islands, it's been my home since September 2007. I run a guesthouse here with my husband, who is from Rurutu. It's a long way for a Welsh-girl to have come, but I'm enjoying my new life here in Rurutu.....
Our island is a tiny speck in the middle of the Pacific ocean, ~560 km south of Tahiti (22.5degS, 151.3degW), with nothing much between us and the Antarctic. There are ~2200 inhabitants. We're best known for the humpback whales that breed off our fringing reef, between July and October. The island is an ideal sheltered spot for females and their newborn calves to rest and grow, before they make the long journey back to their Antarctic feeding grounds. The whales hang-out just outside the reef, and you can see them easily from the shore - it's pretty magical!
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