Sunday at the salon

 

It’s the lazy last morning at our Tourism Fair. We’re indulging in our Tahitian Sunday morning ‘gourmet treat’ of roast pork, poisson cru, taro, with pain au chocolat and firi firi (coconut milk doughnuts twisted into a figure eight) from the market, our imported Rurutu coffee and Viriamu’s favourite: breaded pork-feet ! It's sweltering again, yesterday was abysmally hot, we were pretty much steamed alive, today is sunny and clear, already hot but less stifling.
Friday it rained, and our stand flooded, there was mud everywhere - the site is far from ideal. To add insult to injury, there was no internet, or not enough to allow small businesses like ours to have a connection.

But, as usual, our clients were loyal to the rendez-vous. There were slightly fewer than in past years, understandable given the heat, recent flooding and upcoming French elections. We’re grateful to have been able to break even and fill our rooms as much as we did. Now, we can go back to Rurutu, after  a productive few days talking boats. Viriamu has been invited to go on tour of the Austral Islands with the voyaging canoe Fa'afaite , so he's happy to be able to pursue his dreams of following his ancestors.....