点评:I took a 4WD tour of the island with Island Eco Tours. The tour covered the diverse attractions of Huahine, both historic and natural. Our guide, Muriel, provided a lot of information about the places we visited.
Our first stop was a vanilla plantation. Our guide showed us a vanilla flower. The plantation is under cover to keep out the birds and protect the plants from the harsh sun. When the vanilla beans fall to the ground, they are ready to be harvested. Then they have to dry in the sun. They had vanilla products to sell, but, alas, ran out of vanilla ice cream!
The highlight of the tour for me was visiting the archaeological site of Maeva. First we visited the fortification wall for a royal residence from the 15th century. Then we saw a marae for a family. The posts in the centre are for a table for sacrifices--animal, vegetable, or even human.
The reconstructed Fare Pote'e was a meeting house. Now it is a museum. Inside were exhibits about the Maeva site and artifacts from Huahine.
Huahine is famous for its blue-eyed eels. You can see them at Faie. Our guide fed them mackerel. We then climbed to a belvédère to see where the lagoon opens up to the ocean.
Huahine is actually two islands. Originally they were connected by an isthmus. As the land eroded away, it became two separate islands. The northern island is Huahine Nui (big) and the southern one is Huahine Iti (small). We visited the Panorama de Tefarerii, at the southern tip of Huahine Iti. Note the different shades of blue in the water. Our last stop was Marae Anini, used by royalty in the 15th century.
翻译:我参加了Island Eco Tours组织的四驱车环岛游。这次旅行涵盖了胡阿希内岛丰富多彩的景点,包括历史遗迹和自然景观。我们的导游穆里尔为我们讲解了许多景点的相关信息。
我们的第一站是香草种植园。导游向我们展示了香草花。种植园位于遮蔽处,以防止鸟类侵扰并保护植物免受烈日暴晒。当香草荚掉落到地上时,就可以采摘了。之后,香草荚需要在阳光下晾晒。他们出售香草制品,可惜的是,香草冰淇淋卖完了!
对我来说,这次旅行的亮点是参观马埃瓦考古遗址。我们首先参观了15世纪皇家住所的防御墙。然后,我们参观了一个家族的毛利会堂(marae)。会堂中央的柱子是用来放置祭祀台的,祭祀台上可以放置动物、植物,甚至人。
重建后的法雷波特(Fare Pote'e)曾是一座集会场所,现在已成为一座博物馆。里面展出了关于马埃瓦遗址和华欣岛文物的展品。
华欣岛以其蓝眼鳗而闻名。在法伊岛可以看到它们。我们的导游喂它们吃鲭鱼。之后,我们爬上一个观景台,眺望泻湖与海洋交汇之处。
华欣岛实际上是由两个岛屿组成的。最初,它们由一条地峡连接。随着陆地侵蚀,它们逐渐分离成两个独立的岛屿。北岛是华欣努伊岛(大岛),南岛是华欣伊蒂岛(小岛)。我们参观了位于华欣伊蒂岛南端的特法雷里全景。请注意海水中不同的蓝色色调。我们的最后一站是阿尼尼神庙,它曾是15世纪皇室的居所。