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2019 World Cruise – Chapter 2 of 4 South Pacific Islands, New Zealand & Australia

After leaving Pitcairn Island in our wake, we sailed to Tahiti, which is the largest island of French Polynesia and home to the capital city of Papeete, where we docked.   Papeete is a bustling large city, in contrast to the rest of the island which is fairly underdeveloped.  The tropical climate here makes everything grow like its on steroids.   Enormous flowers, vines, trees, fruits.  Leaves are the size of me!  The air is sweet-scented and briny all at the same time. Continue reading “2019 World Cruise – Chapter 2 of 4 South Pacific Islands, New Zealand & Australia”