May 18, 1978 - Tahiti

Up early to return the car, but first to check luggage at the airport while we visit the Island of Morea.   The car was $36 for 24 hours.  Caught the boat at 9:30 am for Morea, 10 miles and 1 hour away from Tahiti.  The sea was rough but all passengers survived.

Morea is spectacular and it cleared sufficiently that we had a good view of Cooks Bay as the boat pulled in.  We tried to locate a local-stay hotel but all were either closed or full so we settled for the Amio on the water in Cooks Bay.  Our room was $24/day with a big breakfast included.  We could even see a bit of bay though a crack between the other bungalows from our room.  A bay-front room was $80/night.  The hotel staff  were friendly and we enjoyed it.  They gave us bikes and we rode around a bit and watched the sunset at the Bali Hai Hotel sitting in a hammock.  

This is an ideal island.