Spend Christmas in Tahiti

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Peter turns to me and smiles, his feet dangle in the water. "We are in Tahiti," he says.

After 40 days in French Polynesia, this little fact still makes us smile, still pausing. In theory, Tahiti is not for people like us. Peter is the son of two teachers. I am one of eight siblings who grew up in London's worst area for child poverty. The point is: none of us comes from money - not from the way you can take a year off and spend Christmas on Tahiti.

And yet we are here.

Of course we “tinker” everything to stay within our carefully monitored budget, but that's okay - inexpensive travel has its own advantages. We are used to the untraditional Christmas. Last year at this time Peter was in India with his father and brought him back together with long -lost friends. I was in my apartment in Newbury Park, saw bad television and ate too much chocolate.

This Christmas we will wake up, have breakfast (most likely pancakes because, hey, it's Christmas), cycle and swimming in Teahupoo. Or maybe we'll take the boat out when Michel has repaired it until then.

For lunch we have something that can be prepared on our only stove (there is no oven, but we have a microwave), and then we may invite our hosts to an afternoon drink. You don't celebrate this year. Bernard, a 70-year-old ex-pilot, and his wife Francois have an empty nest.

At some point in the day we will call Peters parents via Skype to wish them a Merry Christmas and to tell the children in the family our love. I will then spend a few hours with the book that I should complete this year (undoubtedly interspersed with frequent excursions to Facebook and Twitter).

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We set off to see one of the wonderful sunsets of Teahupoo, spend some time to plan the next stage of our trip, and then maybe watch a film to complete the day. I suggest something sentimental because hey, it's Christmas. Peter will probably want to see Rush for the fifth time. I will probably win.

In short, it will be both an ordinary and an extraordinary day. We wish you that too.

Merry Christmas to everyone.

kya & Peter

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