
as the largest island in the country with the highest mountains, tahiti is obviously biggest in the country, is fed all along its course by sumptuous cascades falling from waterways, streams, and rivers keeps flowing the vast pacific ocean, the high islands of polynesia often appear like oases of lush vegetation - which is not surprising given the have frequent rain, particularly at higher and humid air rising alongside the mountains, which allows the lower air to get cooled by condenses then falls again as rain once it general, tahiti s landscape is covered with around these watery areas tropical flora such frequently throughout all the high island australs, gambier and marquesas islands are all blessed with their share of spectacular relief, the island of nuku hiva is home to rainfall depending on the season and their the rain fills the multitude of rivers, which © l. pesquie e te pape teatea e, tei hea to oe puna ? tei muri i te tahora pape ? haere mai e fano taua i te muriavai oe e taati ai i te miti e maue oe i te hihi mahana e rere oe na roto i te ata turaihia e te matai e hoi oe i to oe puna e tiai noa atu vau ia oe e te pape teatea e, o vau to oe hoa, te anavai eau si limpide, ou est donc ta source ? derriere la cascade ? a l embouchure tu epouseras la mer tu partiras vers les rayons du soleil tu voleras a travers les nuages au gre du vent et tu reviendras a ta source eau si claire, je suis ton amie, la riviere your water is so bright, but where is your spring? following the wind your water is so bright cascade vaiea dans la vallee de hakahetau - ua pou / vaiea s waterfall in hakahetau s valley - ua pou 32 revue de bord n°62 / air tahiti / on-board magazine n°62 © p. bacchet