Holidays in the South Pacific

We walked from the ship to the beautiful blue church we saw from the ship. It is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. (Some people on the ship said it was a Methodist church. I suspected otherwise, but didn't want to argue.). Mass was in progress, so we stayed until the end. There was a wonderful breeze going through the church. I had to sit after awhile, because the kneelers were wood, and my sweaty knees combined with the sunblock made me slide around. The singing was beautiful. The ceiling is wooden- intricate designs, and the stained glass windows on either side of the church depicted the Stations of the Cross.

We went in search of a grocery store for the purpose of picking up cans or bottles of Diet Coke or Coke Zero for Wayne. We stopped at McDonald's- iced coffee for me, and DC for the Big Guy. We finally found a grocery- interesting- lots of rice and canned corned beef, and just about anything else you could need or want- except no sugar Coke. I found sarongs- $10 Samoa (less than $4 US). I bought a bunch.

It was hot, so we caught a taxi back to the ship. Our driver, Leo, got us inside the gate-as far as any vehicle could go. He was so nice.

All the people were lovely. A lady in the grocery store helped me with the sarongs, and the check-out lady thanked us for shopping in the store.Read more