December 13, 2000

December 13, 2000

In the morning we are up early with the time change and set out to explore Papeete. Papeete, the capital, is not big. We can easily walk the town. We spend a couple hours in the main covered market that is full of beautiful exotic flowers and tropical fruits and vegetables. They also have some touristy items including a wide variety of the local Polynesian “black” pearls. I buy a freshly opened coconut so Aimee and I can try coconut milk. It tastes like mildly sweet water. I want to buy Aimee a coconut bra but she refuses the offer. Instead she lets me buy her a brightly colored pareo (sarong).