Getting down to our last couple days, we spent today walking around Papeete. The problem was-we walked the wrong way. We went all the way to the airport, which looks to be around 4 miles one way. It just got less and less interesting all the way. Once we got to an overlook where we could look down on the runway, we looked at the map and said; “whoops”, we wanted to go the other way. So then we walked all the way back at which point we had lunch (mahi mahi burger; highly recommended!). After lunch we realized the “Round Moorea outrigger race” was coming back and we sat on Charisma and had a ringside seat to watch the finish. I can’t really describe the madness other than to say it’s a huge event here, there were at least 30 canoes and for each canoe there were at least five motor boats that followed providing hydration and support. The race was over six hours in the tropical heat and they crossed the ocean to Moorea and back. Whew, made me so tired I had to take a nap.
We then had a lovely dinner to celebrate John from Orcinius’ release from the hospital. He had an angiogram and all is well. So John, and Lisa from Orcinius, John and Pat from The Rose, Bob and Linda from Bright Angel and John’s brother Walt who is here for two weeks and we all went out to dinner and John surprised us all by picking up the bill for thanking everyone for their support. The reality here though is that John and Lisa are most wonderful people and we are all happy to stand by them.
Tomorrow we’re hoping to get tickets to the dance/music event of the year. More about that tomorrow. You think I sound tired? You’d be right.
Two more days. We’ll be leaving on Monday.
Amazing, what a small world we live in. You can get an angiogram in Papeete?!!! He had to be alright otherwise the procedure would have been an angioplasty and they would have opened a closed artery or two. Been there, done that. Absolutely astounding to me that such a sophisticated heart procedure is available in your island paradise. Boy, those explorers of old would have been way past jealous. And here I thought you were a million miles from civilization. Dang!
So…you’re trying to get tickets to the Papeete Prom? Don’t they accept your HS diploma? When you go don’t forget the limo and corsage. And save the last dance for your first mate. And send pix of the wonderful event.
Please convey to John of Orcinius that Jerry of Castro Valley wishes him the best of health, forever.
Hey,
wrong-way Commodore B,
how incorrect can you be.
The map in your hands, the needle points
north on the compass you see,
good luck as you sail to NZ.