{"id":383,"date":"2023-03-08T22:12:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T22:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/?p=383"},"modified":"2023-03-08T23:18:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T23:18:19","slug":"aranui-5-day-10-back-to-rikitea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/?p=383","title":{"rendered":"Aranui 5 Day 10 Back to Rikitea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We headed back to Rikitea to tour the island and drop off the customs official. We were met dockside by residents dressed in traditional costume and of course, the market. They treated us to a dance created especially for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='640' height='390' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/L1bpjdPrFck?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;'><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the dance, we toured the island. There are two major exports, lychee nuts and black pearls. They export over 2,000 tons of lychee berries. The trees are everywhere. They bloom in September\/October and are harvested and shipped before Christmas.&nbsp; Most of the trees around the old church are lychees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/979CEFC8-82B0-400A-BA30-73A4775526E9-rotated.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/979CEFC8-82B0-400A-BA30-73A4775526E9-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-389\" srcset=\"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/979CEFC8-82B0-400A-BA30-73A4775526E9-rotated.jpeg 480w, http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/979CEFC8-82B0-400A-BA30-73A4775526E9-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After a quick bus tour, we were back on the way to the ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/E9AC9220-EC72-4F4F-8CD8-D9EE15B5204C.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/E9AC9220-EC72-4F4F-8CD8-D9EE15B5204C.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-390\" srcset=\"http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/E9AC9220-EC72-4F4F-8CD8-D9EE15B5204C.jpeg 640w, http:\/\/qapi.guru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/E9AC9220-EC72-4F4F-8CD8-D9EE15B5204C-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Always a challenge to board the ship from the barge. Thankfully it wasn\u2019t rough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='640' height='390' src='http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rZOZKqPHHfQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;'><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We headed back to Rikitea to tour the island and drop off the customs official. We were met dockside by residents dressed in traditional costume and of course, the market. 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