Rainbows and Unicorns


January 3, 2020

Moorea, French Polynesia

82 degrees, 80% humidity - per my weather app, it feels like it is 92 degrees

Stats: 15 baguettes devoured by the family and counting.

Up to enjoy another beautiful day.  Feeling so appreciative every time we have blue sky since the original forecast for our trip was all rain and storms.  We had breakfast at the hotel and it was the first one on the trip that we didn't have to cook so it was good no matter what, but it really was.  It was a buffet, lots of great choices and everything was fresh. 

Another grocery store run so we could have snacks in our room.  We bought the usual stuff including the amazing egg rolls the grocery stores make and also trying some steamed buns.  It is only 9:00 a.m. and they are already sold out of baguettes.  We must fix this dilemma so we drive 5 minutes down the road to the only other real store and crisis solved.  We have our two baguettes! 

Walking to the car we see a truck with bee keeper stickers on it.  We started talking with the French gentleman about his stickers.  He said his son who lives in New Zealand has 400 hives, he only has 20 here on the island.  He thought is was amazing that we have mason bees and that they don't produce honey.  He was so intrigued that he asked for our email so we could chat further about it.  He also promised to drop some very special honey of his off at our hotel.  

We have met some really unique, generous people on this trip.  Such a fun encounter. I am reminded that travel is all about chance encounters.  Keeping our hearts and minds open to the opportunities and our travels will be much richer.

Andy dropped us off at the hotel and returned the rental car a day early.  No reason to keep it and we leave tomorrow anyway. 

The unicorn and rainbow floaties have been inflated and we are ready for a family float. 




It was great until the current had it's own plans and took us out a bit.  Getting back...not so relaxing, but we made it.  Boys were messing around, in their usual boy fashion, and jumped in together. Maybe more like fell in.  Andy landed on his stomach and Hudson, a full on back flop, ouch!  That boys back was pretty red. 

Hudson, Andy and I decided to check out the pool.  It is a beautiful infinity pool.  Hudson wanted a makeover and Andy was happy to help. My boy got a crazy mo-hawk! 
 
Tonight was the last dinner on the island.  Everyone raves about Rudy's so we decided to check it out.  They picked us up from the lobby at 7:00. We had the best French onion soup and the parrot fish stuffed with crab was incredible!
This has truly been the most relaxed vacation we have ever taken.  Everyone is very chill and enjoying the down time.


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