We get used to flying and the usual Air Tahiti delays. Reason why? Because the schedules for the stopovers are far too short. And usually the plane starts in Tahiti a quarter of an hour late. (I don’t know who writes the flight plans, but whoever does it should maybe take once a flight with the crew!)

On August 18, 2020, our ATR 78 landed on Rurutu three quarters of an hour late. After a stopover on Rimatara, we landed in Tahiti an hour late at 7 p.m. It was already night although the days are getting longer in the southern hemisphere. Brigitta had reserved a car and drove us to an Airbnb, which is situated a few kilometers outside of town. (I’m not allowed to drive a rental car anymore, I’m too old for that!)

The next day we made a trip to the Botanical garden. We decided not to visit because it was raining heavily. Instead we went shopping in a Carrefour. On Tikehau, our next destination, there isn’t much besides coconut palms. And what is there is disproportionately expensive; no matter if it’s beer, water, fruits or milk…

PS. In the evening we watched the film «Mutiny on the Bounty» from 1972. The film suited the location; just like back in 2007 when we were watching the film »Fitzcarraldo» with Klaus Kinski and Claudia Cardinale in Manaus …