DAY 5a
ARAHOHO BLOWHOLE (Tahiti, PYF)
Wednesday February 14th, 2007
TODAYS MILEAGE – 93 miles or 150 kilometres
TRIP MILEAGE – 5126 miles or 8250 kilometres
Located in Tiarei, Le Trou du Souffleur de Arahoho (Arahoho Blowhole) is one of Tahiti's most popular roadside attractions.
A lavatube or tunnel that opens into the sea, the geological oddity was created by liquid lava flowing under cold and hard lava. When water crashes into the tunnel, the air inside gets compressed causing a powerful sea geyser effect, as the water shoots out through a hole in the rocks.
