The way down...

On our way down from Belvedere Lookout, we made a stop at the Titiroa Marae.

A marae is a temple in the times before Christianity was introduced to the island. Accoriding to my travel book, Titiroa Marae had supposedly been restored. However, all we were really able to see were a few old walls and general foundations. The towering chestnut trees had grown right up through some of the rocky foundations.


According to the history we read about on this informational display, apparently human sacrifices were made here and Polynesian Chiefs also used to practice their archery here as well.

Shortly after we turned off of the road leading from Belvedere Lookout, we spotted this beautiful beach area along the road. Of course, we had to stop!

I never got over the beauty of the bright blue water the whole time we were there. Also, the water was pretty warm...I waded in a bit to give it a test...


While we were admiring the beach front view, we met a couple from New York, also on their honeymoon. Imagine that! We got to chatting about things to do around the island and how they were enjoying their trip so far. They were off to Bora Bora next, just like us. If I haven't mentioned it previously, it seemed like everyone we met was from the East Coast. We certainly never ran into anyone from the middle of the USA. The couple was nice enough to snap this picture of us...

And I snapped one of Nate checking out the view.

Up next, lunch and the rest of our afternoon...