We’ve arrived in Tahiti 5 or 6 days ago and have spent the last several days visiting different parts of Tahiti. We are now is Papeete’ which is the capital of Tahiti and quite the thriving metropolis, complete with many stores and traffic. We have not encountered such a busy place since Panama.
It is a beautiful island. The southern end of the island is very unpopulated so our first few stops were very quiet. We are happy to be surrounded by many stores and a real grocery store for the first time in a long time.
Mike and I are off for our flight to Denver tonight and will arrive tomorrow night. Gary will stay on the boat and do some sailing on his own while we are gone. We are also waiting for the boat parts here that we need to fix the sail drive. We have met a very colorful character named CoCo….he is our taxi driver and speaks very good English. He has many sotries and is just bloomin’ crazy…but we love him! We celebrated our Papeete’ arrival and the full moon last night with steaks on the grill, fine wine, singing and a dance train (just the 3 of us) around the boat. I am sure the other boaters think we’re off! Mike yells out “The Hobos of the Pacific have arrived”!
I will upate the picture gallery when I get back to the States…stay tuned.
Life is Good! Love to all…..