Tuesday February 9 Tahiti

Tuesday February 9 Tahiti
It was very hot and sticky when we moored at Tahiti over, 90 degrees in old money, so we decided to take the advice of some friends who had been there before and catch the ferry for an hours ride to another island, Moorea. This was much less commercialised and looked like a real tropical island as you can see. We took a taxi ride, 50 US$ for five minutes, (they certainly know how to charge) to a local Sofitel Hotel where they had all the facilities we would need for the day. A perfect beach, white sands, warm seas and fish that fed out of your hand, luckily we had pinched a couple of rolls to feed them with. It was just the most perfect day but we were surprised that although we were in French Polynesia and it was a French hotel we could not pay in Euros. A modest lunch for four of club sandwiches and a couple of beers was nearly $100 US ! though I enjoyed a fine fresh coconut with chilled milk inside for only a few local cents. Anyway we came back very happy to rejoin the Saga Ruby where a team of local musicians and dancers put on a very good show in the ballroom. Later that evening the intention of the crew had been to hold an open air BBQ party on the back deck but the weather intervened and there was a tropical downpour for about three hours until we sailed away for Bora Bora, our next scheduled stop, tomorrow.