Rainy Season in the South Pacific

Time is quite relative: it's Tuesday morning in Switzerland, Monday night, here (on the way to Bora Bora from Papeete, Tahiti) and I want to write about yesterday ( Sunday) in Mooréa. By the way, I just tried to upload some pictures, and it still doesn't work!
Yesterday, I took a sightseeing trip around Mooréa with William, our driver guide who was born and bred in Mooréa, as were his parents before him, but lo! and behold! his grandparents emigrated from none other than Switzerland! He is a true comedian, and kept us well entertained for the few hours that he drove us around and explained the beautiful scenery. Seems he married a wealthy woman whose family owns pearl farms on various islands round about, and at the end of the sightseeing, he took us to one of the pearl showrooms belonging to his family. I declared a discount was necessary, and set about shopping for the pearl pendant I had been asked to buy for a friend. I was lucky to find a teardrop shaped pearl with a white gold loop for the chain, which I think is quite elegant, and comes with a guarantee of authenticity, etc., so I bought it. However, by the time we got back to where the ship was anchored, we were in the midst of a local downpour, and managed to get soaked just running for the gangway.
After changing,k and eating, I sat out in the sun on my personal veranda for an hour or so, and then went up to the afternoon tea just before it closed. I remained there in the airconditioned quiet and continued with the 2nd chapter assigned for the computer course (what complicated reading!) then went out to the Neptune pool for the "sail away" program featurnig a rum and coconut drink. Pretty soon I was joined by some acquaintances from last year, plus a nonegenarian retired ONH doctor, and the 6 of us chatted happily until the Barbeque dinner buffet was served, which all of us enjoyed. Then, it was time for a colorful folklore show from local artists. It's absolutely amazing how they manage to wiggle their hips without moving a muscle higher up on the torso!
That was it for yesterday. Today was "groundhog day" in the US, and I took a safari trip in an open 4 wheel truck. Again we ran into a local downpour before it was over, and all 6 of us got soaked! Our driver was again most interesting, and kept stopping to explain all the flora and funa along the way. We went all the way up the Papenoo Valley following the river by that name, and revealing loads of natural spring waterfalls. There are two kinds of beaches deptending whether they are on the side where all the coral is, or not, such that some beaches have black sand, and others are white. The mountain peaks situated in Mooréa loom large in the background, and one of them separates Cooks Bay from the Openohu, which was clearly seen, yesterday.
On the way back we passed loads of surfboarders, but they were too far away to show in my photos. All together, it was a beautiful trip and the 6 of us were quite pleased.
Returning to the ship, I wanted to study for the computer course, but after 30 minutes of sunbathing up on the sundwck, Iwant for a tea, and finally returned to my stateroom, where I gave in to a real nap, and fell asleep, waking up on time for dinner, and since I skipped the evening entertainment, I was able to write all this. Tomorrow, we will be in Bora Bora, but I don't think I will go ashore.