Papeete, Tahiti
Today we woke up to find ourselves in Papeete, Tahiti. Right where we were supposed to be, LOL!! WE grabbed quick breakfast at the Lido before heading out on our morning excursion. We stepped off the ship, received a beautiful lei greeting, went right around the corner and right back onto our Catamaran. The shortest distance I ever traveled for an excursion. Upon boarding we were offered fresh fruit and juice and then we were on our way. We could see the island of Moorea in the distance all day. We actually move there tomorrow as that is our next port of call. Everyday there are ferry’s every four hours that transports people back and forth from Moorea and Papeete for work and for the children to go to school. We had a lovely ride up the coast of Papeete and dropped anchor at a beautifully clear snorkeling spot. We saw trumpetfish, angelfish, parrotfish, sergeant major fish, a humu humu, and lots of sea cucumber. After we got back on the catamaran we saw a ray swimming by. Megan took great delight in jumping off the front of the Catamaran over and over and she had a blast. After snorkeling they served us rum punch and more fresh fruit before heading back to pier. We hopped off the excursion and onto the ship, took quick showers to wash off the salt water and then got right back off the ship for some retail therapy. We were here in 2020 and there was a beautiful open air market we got to visit, but sadly it was closed when we got there. We walked around a bit and there were a lot of closed shops as today is Saturday. We did manage to find a frozen yogurt shop and got a treat. We also wandered into a shop and I bought a pair of black Tahitian pearl earrings. Megan pick up a pair of flip flops, because she forgot hers. We also found a market that sold post cards, stamps, and will even mail them for you as well. So we spent some time there so Megan could fill out and send postcards to her friends back at home. She loves to do that and it is difficult when we spend our days on excursions to find everything to make that happen sometimes. Upon retuning to the ship, Megan unfortunately had discovered she had quite a nasty sunburn. She’s using lots of lotion and has lots of clothing to cover up tomorrow and an umbrella for shade. I went to the dining room and had dinner solo and Megan stayed in ordered room service. We met in the Main Stage at 6:30pm for the 7:00pm performance called the Spirit of Tahiti. The ship brought on local musicians and performers, about 35 of them, and they entertained us with traditional Tahitian dances. It was a nice ending to our day and our visit to Papeete. And I will say Nana (which is Tahitian for goodbye) from this Nana and Megan too. Sweet dreams all.
Live Vicariously Through Debra 