We sailed in through a very narrow channel in the reef surrounding the island around 7.00 AM, beautiful sail-in and a challenge for the ship but there were scant few on deck though. I went back and got Fellette and we had breakfast on the open back deck.
We walked off around 9.00 and met the other two couples on the pier. Papeete is not a tropical paradise, it is another bustling city on a steamy Pacific South Sea Island, but the setting is beautiful beyond description.
There are two main roads on Tahiti, one goes clockwise around the island and the second road is the same road going counter-clockwise. We did the 120 Ks clockwise!
It was a good tour, not spectacular, but good. Back on the ship around 2.30, we walked the eight floors to our cabin grabbing a beer on the way up. We then showered, sorted our pictures and had a short respite before we met with Cutler's who walked ashore today, on our balcony and savoured the moment with some good wine as we awaited the arrival of Les Trucks: food vans that set up in a public space, illuminated, 100 yards from the ships docked there.
It was one of those magical moments as we rounded the bow of the ship where we saw what was an open plaza hours before transformed into a three acre open-air restaurant with 20 or so of these roving restauranteurs. We had Chinese for the main course and then moved to a crepe truck for dessert.
After dinner we wandered the streets for a brief time before getting back to the ship and then down to the Queen's Lounge for a spectacular Tahitian Folkloric Show by 21 young and very attractive performers. No wonder the crew of The Bounty mutinied after five months ashore and then being told to get back on the ship, we are sailing back to England! Jim and Gail took a rain check on the show, but Moe, who had a ship's tour earlier, which she enjoyed. attended. Her allergy seems to have subsided somewhat.
Great day. We stayed there overnight and sailed at 5.00 AM for the 10 mile [?] voyage to Moorea.
Pictures: An assortment of pics that cannot adequately portray our very busy and wonderful day ashore in Tahiti. We slept well.
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