Woke up to a beautiful island. Very lush and green. Took a bus tour around the island. First stop was a pearl farm. Showed us how the pearls are made by seeding the oysters and letting them grow the pearl for 18 months. Next stop was at the sacred site of Polynesia where all the islanders came to meet and decide on matters that they all had to discuss. Raiatea claims to be the island that all Polynesians come from. At the sacred site we experienced a tropical downpour and I found out that my raincoat does not keep any rain off. So went back to ship soaking wet again. Two days wet from different reasons!
