Moorea Continued...

We visited the Tiki Village Theatre. The Tiki Village is what is best described as a commune. All residents are for the most part performers. All working for the benefit of the village. Their lives are a stage. Within the village itself you are welcomed  to learn about Tahitian traditions. We  learned about Tahitian history, music, food and culture.

As we entered the Tiki Village theatre we were greeted with a "Welcome Cocktail" It was some sort of punch that caused us to lose our inhibitions. This young man.. (Nancy likes to affectionately call him monkee boy) directed us to our seats for the show introduction in which members of the audience were coerced into opening coconuts with their bare hands. Here you see Dan opening a coconut on a stick that was wedged between his toes, and then sharing the fruits of his labor with our host.

We were then treated to a home cooked meal...Tahitian style. The meal was cooked in a pit lined with stones and covered with banana leaves. It consisted of bugs and berries. KIDDING! It consisted of  Fei (cooked banana), Uru  (breadfruit), Taro (a root vegetable), Fafa (a chicken with spinich dish),  Pua (pork), Poe (fruit baked with coconut milk), and various grilled meats and fish. Watch out for dessert.. remember you are in FRENCH Polynesia, and you know how rich french pastrie can be.

After the meal we were brought back to the theatre for aerobics to work off the meal. Following the work out we were treated to a show by the village residents describing the history of Tahiti. It was at this point that the camera broke and we didn't get any pictures. Sigh... Guess we will have to go back to get the pictures of the show...twist my arm will ya!.  Nancy also met the man of her dreams. This man was a physical specimen. He had muscles on muscles. He was covered with traditional Tahitian tatoos. Nancy's favorite tatoos were on his butt... He had coconut trees tatooed up the back of his legs and the palms of the trees covered each butt cheek.

Click the Tiki to visit The Tiki Village Theatre's Web Site.