Now the details. The first stop was Papeete, Tahiti to board the ship. We have been to Tahiti before but usually just as a transit stop. We have never actually toured or stayed on the island. So we stayed downtown to enjoy the town, but alas, we arrived on a Sunday, and everything was closed. It was a ghost town.
We sailed on December 15 headed for the Tuamotu Archipelago, a different chain of islands that are also part of French Polynesia. It is made up of the largest chain of atolls in the world. Our first stop was the island of Fakarava where we were welcomed by a small group playing ukuleles and singing Polynesian songs. Love it!!! There was not really much going on except for the offer of a swim at the beach while the ship took care of business.
A Yank Among the Kiwis 