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Breakfast was so colorful this morning! FWIW, we had our passports returned this morning. No stamps.

Cloudy, warm start to our sea day as we head towards Honolulu.

Here is the view of the small park at the beach from the road. There was a fresh water shower and restrooms at the park. By the time we left there were maybe 10 people scattered on the beach. Only one other couple from our ship. We are returning to Moorea in March of 2026 and this is where you will find us!

I believe it was Opunohu. There was a Windstar ship in Cooks Bay.

Everyone took USD, no problem. $22 each way.

A few nights ago our Restaurant Manager asked if we wanted anything special for dinner. We mentioned we were missing Mexican food. So tonight he surprised us with this!

Took this photo as we were leaving Moorea...

What a fantastic day in Paradise!!! We hired a taxi to take us to a secluded beach and it was definitely secluded! The water was perfect, warm and clear. We had our taxi return in 3 hours for our return to the ship's water shuttle. Can you see Debbie under the palm tree? I took the photo from the water. Can you see me in the water, I'm the one wearing the Panama hat. Oh yeah, I'm the only one in the water! A few photos from "our" beach. The view of "our" white sand beach from the ship.

A few more...

Good morning Moorea!

Tonight the extra dish in the Reserve Dining Room was a Rack of Lamb. The Calamari steak was really good tonight.

We spoke to the Room Steward in that section. He said that space houses AC equipment. Below is a photo of the space...

It was, but no 2nd mini-bar setup. There were 900 passengers that were only on from Sydney to Auckland. We picked up 400 new passengers in Auckland.

Even though it was hot and humid today, we had a fantastic day! Debbie doing her pre-shopping, we went into at least 20 shops and the Central Market. The crew had a drill this morning and our friends could not get off the ship until 11:30. After all of her pre-shopping, she determined that the best black pearls to price ratio, was at the 1st floor vendors at the Central Market. If you wanted to pay $1,000+ USD for a pair of earrings, the shops on the main street were the places to buy. Our friends had a budget of $300 to $350 USD. At the Central Market they found nice $200 earrings. Debbie was able to negotiate them down to $120. Everyone was happy! Photos from the Central Market. We then went for some cold beers and lunch! Tuna Sashimi with peanut sauce, fantastic!!! Grilled Mahi Mahi with Vanilla sauce Grilled Grouper with Vanilla sauce

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We have "parked"

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Arriving in Papeete! A beautiful day!