Just a Couple of Pickles: First stop...Tahiti!!

The overnight flight, was a little rough. We didn’t leave until 12:30a. Tahiti couldn’t get here fast enough. In fact, I struggled a little with my luggage, dropped my phone and didn’t realize it until I walked a few feet and saw it on the ground at LAX!!! Then, my luggage topples over (as mentioned in previous video), I’m tired, and Andrew’s laughing! Oh the irony! We proceed to check in and hardly anyone spoke English.

We finally got on our flight and noticed dinner and breakfast is served. When dinner rolled around, they asked what I wanted, “oh, I’ll take the breakfast” thinking that was an option. No…that was for the morning, I was supposed to choose from the options below “Dinner”. Then they asked what we wanted to drink…wine…it’s FREE!! Oh, I’ll take that! It comes in a bottle (again, I’m tired) and they gave us a glass, but…I had already opened the bottle and started drinking from it before the steward stopped me to say he has a glass for me! Andrew was in tears laughing hysterically and I’m thinking, I just need to get sedated, naturally (don’t do well on flights).

Even though we did NOT sleep and Andrew couldn’t breathe, we finally arrived in Tahiti at 6a!! A slight problem though…we couldn’t check in at Intercontinental Tahiti Resort until 2p. Well, we fell asleep and lounged by the pool for about 8 hours!! Andrew was totally relaxed! As the day progressed…we became more exhausted and took a LONG nap. In fact, I slipped going down the steps and Andrew slipped going up the steps! We laughed out of tiredness and in addition, during lunch, a little kid gets out of the walk-in pool to pee on the patio! Andrew says, “Most kids pee in the pool, but this one…”! Later that evening we attended our 1st Polynesian show at dinner (something I’ve always wanted to see live!). God’s creation was just absolutely beautiful! What we didn’t know…were the gems of Bora Bora!!!

Some highlights:

- Andrew is determined to crack a coconut in the 2 days there.

- There’s just something fascinating about the Polynesian men dancing (something I've always wanted to see live)!! The show was incredible!

- Shopping at downtown Papeete and at the Tahitian Pearl Market where I purchased a Tahitian Pearl ring.

- While sitting at our swim up bar having a conversation, Andrew babbles and couldn’t figure out how to interrupt me to say, “That lady behind you has NO top on!!” I turned around and said, “no, she does…it’s just hard to see her strings.” He told me I was looking at the wrong one and by that time I turned around, “whoa, so…what’s on the menu?”

- Andrew rescues a couple that flipped in a kayak…had to help them pull it in. The poor husband already had a twisted ankle and deep abrasions (scraps) on his back from surfing earlier!

- We find a hammock to nap in, and as I was getting out…I flipped out!!

- Picking out my Tahitian jewel!

-Finding Coca-Cola at the Market for $2!! It's at least $4-5 at the resorts!

- The beautiful sunset going down behind the Moorea mountain!!

NOTE: More pictures of Tahiti in the two days...click here.