Thanks very much for all of the good wishes for recovery. I finally tasted the cajun wahoo last night, so a complete recovery can't be far behind!

We've had a fairly bouncy trip; the winds were pretty high on Tues, Wed & Thurs. It's calmed down today and has been perfect. The water platform activities have been fully booked to make up for a restricted schedule the last few days. You pick up your snorkeling gear down there and they run kayaking and water skiing activities for passengers (weather permitting) in the afternoons. The dives with the ship's dive masters also leave from the marina platform. It's a great option in addition to the shore excursions. One of the tender drivers was surfing in the wake of the tender in a kayak this morning. Very easy on the eyes .. :hyper:

The snorkeling yesterday was more or less a repeat of the shark & ray feeding excursion in Bora Bora. I enjoyed both of them immensely. I got the coolest "Shark Boy" t-shirt in Bora Bora. Today we drove around Mo'orea this morning ($60 for 4 hours from Avis; air conditioned manual shift car, could hold 4, no mileage charge) and got one of the black pearl pendant necklaces. Lots of good choices next to the tender in the US$10 to $20 range. Even better choices in the shops for lots more than $10 to $20. One of the shops had a champagne tasting from 5 to 7 pm yesterday for passengers who wanted to look at & purchase pearls on board. You do NOT have far to go to find a drink on this ship.

This isn't new information but just to reiterate - it's expensive here. The fees to exchange US$ cash for French Polynesian francs in the ports have carried a $5 to $7 exchange fee so minimize the number of exchanges you need to make. Today's rate was 91 XFP = US$1. The crew is happy the US$ is a little stronger; their payroll in Euros has gone up the last few weeks.

Kathy, I'll give Steve your best regards. Debbie, we are talking about the same Capt. Zupan. I'll give him your regards this evening.

That's about it for now. Cheers, Anne