Kim and I bought pearls for our mothers at Black Pearl Gem Company. They were set for pendants with no chains. These were $150-200. Nice pearls- one drop, one more round. No visible flaws. The 4x4 on Bora Bora is great. They do mean it when they warn you about back problems etc. Went parasailing in Moorea. Saw a lot of dolphins and even "flying fish". Never saw them before and it was incredible seeing how far they can go out of water.
Finding wine in Papeete was difficult. Everyone gave us different directions or had no idea. We ended up walking 5 or 6 blocks from the market to a Champion Grocery store(on the way back to the Beachcomber saw one much closer). Wine was 800 francs and up. We took 3 bottles to Manihi. Two 850 francs, one 2000 francs. All were good.
Hans