For this day we booked a 4x4 Safari Adventure and did it ever turn out to be an adventure. We were picked up just before 10am and 6 of us sat in the back of a 4x4 Masda pickup. The route essentially took us on a barely maintained road from the east side to the west side of the island. Essentially the road bisects the island. We saw LOTS of waterfalls, did many river crossings, climbed and descended very steep and twisty grades, observed two major power producing dams and several water control dams, got lessons in local flora, walked through a tunnel at the 2700 foot level, and at lunch at a very nice restaurant in the middle of nowhere. It was super scenic.

Besides ourselves, there was Paul & Kudda from the cruise, Deborah, mother of a United employee who is helping set up the first flight from Papeete that we're on, and Lisa from Austria. At the end of the excursion, we shared a food truck meal with Lisa along with terrific conversation.

Back at the hotel we connected with Deborah from the ship and Angela assisted her in changing her sunburn bandages (2nd degree snorkeling burns). We also chatted about events of the last few days.

Tomorrow we hope to visit Tahiti Itti (the small island) before flying out. Stay tuned.