was “Did we turn the wrong way?” “This looks like Mexico!” I assured her that this wasn’t the case. As soon as the ship was cleared, we went ashore to check out the marketplace and suddenly became the one with doubts about our destination. It’s time to repeat this again: The more we travel, the more we love America!The weather was grey and we hadn’t booked a tour since Kim and Peri has designated Papaeete as the shopping Mecca of Polynesia. Good thing, apparently. The people who took independent tours reported that the island paradise rep that Tahiti enjoys has very little representation on the main island.
Our shopping walk (#1) was an eclectic blend of high and low end. Kim & Peri found “the Pearl” that they have been looking forward to for most of two years and spent the rest of the time sorting through the incredibly expensive chaff that the markets had to offer. I got some interesting photos from the central marketplace, but am underwhelmed by the city in general. Kim, Ron and Peri went out for a second shop-a-thon leaving me to my book and a nap. Both sides feel that they got the best of that decision.The jury is out on the island as a tropical paradise since we only have some disappointed tourist’s opinions to go by, and they didn’t get a chance to visit the major resorts. That said, the chance of our returning for a longer visit than a cruise stop is slim.
Bora Bora tomorrow…will it be Paradise Found?
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