Post #93053 by bigbrotiki on Wed, May 26, 2004 11:50 PM

Virani, have a great time, and say hi to Didi and Pascal from me...

On 2004-05-26 20:03, Scrimshaw wrote:

Moorea's the best! Are you staying at the Bali Hai? I wonder if they still have the groovy little bungalos and the big sunken bathtubs and coconut soap dishes hanging from the roof...

Unfortunatlely one of the last bastions of original Polynesian Pop in Tahiti, the Bali Hai (BOT p.127) was sold and demolished to make room for a big Hotel complex a couple of years ago.
I am currently researching about the Bali Hai boys, who were perhaps THE quintessential lucky Americans who actually got to realize and live the dream of the 1960s American Tiki fever.

http://www.tahiti-pacifique.com/Articles.divers/BaliHai/BaliHai.html

(the English translation button delivers some funny results, but one can glean enough info from the attempt. If anybody has that old issue of "WEST" magazine, let me know.)