SUBSCRIBE: – Let’s go to the Pacific Ocean and let’s visit the exotic island of Tahiti. Here, we are going to find Cascade de Fachoda (or the Fautaua Waterfall) has to be the most spectacular waterfalls I’ve been fortunate enough to see in Tahiti.It has one of those classically tall freefalls and it is also backed by sharp mountains attesting to the advanced erosion that the islands of French Polynesia exhibit as they tend to be far older than the Hawaiian Islands. This waterfall is said to be 180ft tall (there are exaggerated claims that it’s over 300m or 1000ft tall, or that it’s one of the highest waterfalls in the world, not true). There are two ways to experience this waterfall – a lower approach and an upper approach. Since the upper approach is very tricky, slippery and dangerous, we will be happy to view the waterfall from the bottom below.
Tahiti is the largest island in French Polynesia, the South Pacific archipelago. Shaped like a figure-8, it’s divided into Tahiti Nui (the larger, western section) and Tahiti Iti (the eastern peninsula). With black-sand beaches, lagoons, waterfalls and 2 extinct volcanoes, it’s a popular vacation destination. Explored by Captain James Cook in the 18th century, it was also often painted by French artist Paul Gauguin.
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Vic Stefanu, vstefanu@yahoo.com.