Ga Peach Posted June 15, 2015 #601 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Sailor Jack, Thanks for your beautiful travelogue. You mentioned sharing a taxi in Papeete with another couple. Are the taxis big enough to accommodate four adults comfortably? My DH and I are going on Pacific Princess in September. Thanks, Ann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyJoneses Posted June 15, 2015 #602 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Thanks, glad you are still following along. MY favorite photos are coming up soon, I will leave it up to you to guess which ones they are.:) Jack I think I may have guessed which are some of your favorite photos.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherifa Posted June 16, 2015 #603 Share Posted June 16, 2015 This is the TUI Otua Tupua Tamasese Efi Complex...for short - the Efi building! It is another new building in Apia and holds government offices. There are an amazing number of new structures in town! Just across the street from the Efi building is a huge shopping area/flea market. There is a real maze of aisles and shops inside - and they bargain. We got some really good deals in here. While I didn't notice it at the time I took the photo, you can see the reflection of the Efi building in the rear window of the parked car. Apparently this is the Samoan version of Internet Dating! The busses in Samoa (and several other islands) all have unique names. (Wait to you see the one we were on!). This one is the Queen Poto. I was recently directed to this review by someone on our RC for a HAL cruise that visits some of the same islands. Surely you are a professional writer or comedian or both. My husband and I read the initial review tonight and laughed so hard we were in tears! Thanks for the entertainment as well as wonderful insight to the islands. We are looking forward to our cruise in 2016 more than ever. I'm sure we will be chuckling as we visit and recall some of your comments and "insights." (We had some of the same thoughts about the language when visiting Hawaii years ago. Our family made it a challenge to be able to pronounce the state fish!) We are up to this point, and felt the "Samoan version of internet dating," would be where we would pause, as our sides hurt too much to go on tonight. Amazing blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorJack Posted June 16, 2015 Author #604 Share Posted June 16, 2015 SailorJill's picture's of the preview. Apparently there were male dancers there as well, I just didn't realize until I looked at Jill's photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorJack Posted June 16, 2015 Author #605 Share Posted June 16, 2015 (edited) Sailor Jack, Thanks for your beautiful travelogue. You mentioned sharing a taxi in Papeete with another couple. Are the taxis big enough to accommodate four adults comfortably? My DH and I are going on Pacific Princess in September. Thanks, Ann Not really comfortably for a long drive, but there are so many stops, that there wasn't a major problem for us. Besides the driver, only one can sit up front and the other three must share the back seat. Of course there may be bigger cabs, but the ones I saw all appeared to be the same size. But, as I said, the stops are frequent and we didn't have a problem. We had one of the gentlemen sit up front and the two ladies and other gentleman sat in the back. Enjoy your cruise! Jack Edited June 16, 2015 by SailorJack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ga Peach Posted June 16, 2015 #606 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Not really comfortably for a long drive, but there are so many stops, that there wasn't a major problem for us. Besides the driver, only one can sit up front and the other three must share the back seat. Of course there may be bigger cabs, but the ones I saw all appeared to be the same size. But, as I said, the stops are frequent and we didn't have a problem. We had one of the gentlemen sit up front and the two ladies and other gentleman sat in the back. Enjoy your cruise! Jack Jack, Thanks for the info. Are the taxis that will take you on an island tour designate as such or just any of the taxis at the dock? Thanks, Ann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorJack Posted June 17, 2015 Author #607 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Jack, Thanks for the info. Are the taxis that will take you on an island tour designate as such or just any of the taxis at the dock? Thanks, Ann When you get off the ship you will see a line of taxis. Just go up to the first one. We passed up on the first one or two as we were looking for another couple that wanted to share a taxi. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorJack Posted June 17, 2015 Author #608 Share Posted June 17, 2015 I was recently directed to this review by someone on our RC for a HAL cruise that visits some of the same islands. Surely you are a professional writer or comedian or both. My husband and I read the initial review tonight and laughed so hard we were in tears! Thanks for the entertainment as well as wonderful insight to the islands. We are looking forward to our cruise in 2016 more than ever. I'm sure we will be chuckling as we visit and recall some of your comments and "insights." (We had some of the same thoughts about the language when visiting Hawaii years ago. Our family made it a challenge to be able to pronounce the state fish!) We are up to this point, and felt the "Samoan version of internet dating," would be where we would pause, as our sides hurt too much to go on tonight. Amazing blog. Glad you enjoyed it! The state fish name was a real tongue twister for us. At dinner that evening we had a contest to see who could come closest to actually pronouncing it. Enjoy your cruise - we have sailed on HAL twice and enjoyed the line very much. Links to those two reviews can be found in my signature. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorJack Posted June 18, 2015 Author #609 Share Posted June 18, 2015 After the cultural show preview we went back aboard the ship for a late lunch. Here are some shots from the ship of Papeete. The green promontory sticking out into the bay is a very nice park. Great jogging paths and nice exercising area. The next morning we saw a lot of people from the ship getting their early morning walks and jogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baatman Posted June 18, 2015 #610 Share Posted June 18, 2015 When you get off the ship you will see a line of taxis. Just go up to the first one. We passed up on the first one or two as we were looking for another couple that wanted to share a taxi. Jack When we were there they also had some buses that sat 20 or so people. Can't remember what the cost was, however. So there are some options for larger groups of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorJack Posted June 19, 2015 Author #611 Share Posted June 19, 2015 The cultural show put on in the theatre was one of the best we have seen. Forgive the quality of the photos as I could not use a flash. There was the audience - a packed house! There was the band. There were the male dancers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted June 19, 2015 #612 Share Posted June 19, 2015 What a great show! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorJack Posted June 19, 2015 Author #613 Share Posted June 19, 2015 What a great show! :) It was, and for the people on this year's cruise...DON'T MISS IT. And get there early - there was (as I recall) only one show and the seats filled up fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorJack Posted June 22, 2015 Author #614 Share Posted June 22, 2015 And, of course, lots of dancing girls.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyJoneses Posted June 22, 2015 #615 Share Posted June 22, 2015 The cultural show put on in the theatre was one of the best we have seen. Forgive the quality of the photos as I could not use a flash. There was the audience - a packed house! There was the band. There were the male dancers. Even without a flash there are some good shots here...I love the tats on that guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorJack Posted June 25, 2015 Author #616 Share Posted June 25, 2015 There were lots of costume changes.... Then the men came back on and did the famous Tahitian Box Dance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorJack Posted June 26, 2015 Author #617 Share Posted June 26, 2015 When we were there they also had some buses that sat 20 or so people. Can't remember what the cost was, however. So there are some options for larger groups of people. We actually got on one of those buses, but it was in such poor condition that we got off and got a taxi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbie075 Posted June 27, 2015 #618 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Were all of the roads very drivable in the various islands. We are thinking of renting a car on several of them and doing our own touring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbie075 Posted June 27, 2015 #619 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I thought I posted this question -- but I don't see it here. We are planning on driving in Pago Pago, Papeete, Apea, Moorea and Tahiti. How were the roads? Was their much traffic. We are six people and I don't believe they are going to have larger taxis. What port was it you took the local bus? Do they have these buses on all of the islands? Great pictures. Thank you for any information you can give me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorJack Posted June 28, 2015 Author #620 Share Posted June 28, 2015 I thought I posted this question -- but I don't see it here. We are planning on driving in Pago Pago, Papeete, Apea, Moorea and Tahiti. How were the roads? Was their much traffic. We are six people and I don't believe they are going to have larger taxis.What port was it you took the local bus? Do they have these buses on all of the islands? Great pictures. Thank you for any information you can give me. The roads were all in great shape you should have no trouble. There was virtually no traffic - except for Oahu. The only bus tour we took was on Pago Pago and it was quite good. I think we paid $20 each and we had a very pleasant tour of the island. I did not see these types of buses on any of the Hawaiian Islands or on Samoa or Moorea. They may have had them, I just didn't see any. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorJack Posted June 29, 2015 Author #621 Share Posted June 29, 2015 The Grand Finale... This was a great show....not to be missed if you are overnight in Tahiti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jilly08 Posted June 29, 2015 #622 Share Posted June 29, 2015 (edited) Jack--where was the show held? Did I miss that piece? thanks, Jill Edited June 29, 2015 by jilly08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruzeKrazy! Posted June 29, 2015 #623 Share Posted June 29, 2015 And what is the show called and do you know if it is dark on any days of the week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorJack Posted June 30, 2015 Author #624 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Jack--where was the show held? Did I miss that piece? thanks, Jill I was probably remiss in mentioning it, but the show is held in the Princess Theatre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jilly08 Posted June 30, 2015 #625 Share Posted June 30, 2015 I was probably remiss in mentioning it, but the show is held in the Princess Theatre. Thanks Jack! I probably won't miss it then. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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