It was 5.30 pm yesterday when they put me and my pack on the barge and we were sailing through the high waves to the drifting ship. “Tuhaa Pae” departed from Rurutu in the dark , at 7 pm. I am happy! Everything goes well again! This is not direct sail, we today made stopover on Tubuai island – that’s why I can send you this message. The stopover has no influence on the price – the last expensive fare Rurutu-Papeete still costs 9000 CFP.
Now they load on the ship palets with watermelons, papayas, papelmouses and cabbage… We should depart in the afternoon.
Ship crew is very nice to me – they all know me from the previous sailing. On the departure from Rurutu I got from my hosts traditional flower garland – it smells very nice – see photo… Next message from Papeete – I believe! Thanks for keeping the fingers crossed!
