30.4.11
Flowers from my Garden
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OK, it's another hibiscus (there are lots of 'em!). But did you know that you can actually wash your hair with this variety? Believe it or not it can be done, I've tried it and it's not bad....now I've just got to figure out how to incorporate it into my soap-making attempts!There's another species of hibiscus that can be used as tea, but I've never knowingly come across it here in Tahiti, though I bet it would grow....
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.....
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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!
Visitors:
COME AND VISIT US!
If you would like to come to Rurutu please don't hesitate to get in touch. We can help you out with travel advice and of course a big warm Polynesian welcome when you get here!
Send us an e-mail: pension.teautamatea@mail.pf or check out our website
If you would like to come to Rurutu please don't hesitate to get in touch. We can help you out with travel advice and of course a big warm Polynesian welcome when you get here!
Send us an e-mail: pension.teautamatea@mail.pf or check out our website
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