The next day was the Motu day on Tahaa. Unfortunately while it didn't rain for much of the day the skies stayed overcast. That didn't seem to dampen anyone's enthusiasm though. Gil and I left for our visit to the pearl farm with a snorkel afterwards. We found it fascinating to learn how pearls were made and to see a demonstration of pearl grafting. Afterwards we were shown a small selection of pearls and some jewelry. And there it was, MY pearl. The color is the color of the deeper waters in Polynesia. (pictures to follow sometime this week).

After the pearl farm we headed to the mouth of one of the passes to snorkel. We thought this location had the best snorkeling yet, and included seeing our guide feeding a moray eel. Reluctantly we headed back to the boat and then were taken to the Motu.

On the motu we found our "group" sitting comfortably under the shade of coconut trees and pulled over a few chairs. Promptly one of the waiters appeared to ask what we'd like to drink. I asked what was available in the coconuts. I was told I could have an SOB or a SITC. I asked what's an SOB? (which brought out the laughter from the others in our group.) I was informed an SOB was Sex On the Beach and an SIC was Sand In the Crack. Well I was definitely ready for some SOB and enjoyed the drink.

After having some to drink, I then headed with Jean to pareo tie dying. After creating one I headed back to find Gil and Ruth's Fred dozing in their chairs and the rest of the group MIA. I tried to figure out how to get the camera from Gil's clutches while not waking him up, so I could have a picture of the two of them but as I started to walk towards Gil, he awoke. Shortly afterwards the rest of the gang came back. However both Gil and I were tired and we were also getting bitten by mosquitos so we decided to head back to the ship to relax.