Up early this morning (6.00am) so we could shower, shave, shampoo, have breakfast and be in reception at 8am for our tour pick up. Breakfast was a wonderful buffet in the restaurant with all the usual juices (mango), cereals, yogurts, cooked brekky and fruit. Our tour guide, Marie, was right on time at reception and we were joined by a couple from Melbourne. After that we drove right to the top corner of the island, picking up from other hotels. We visited the intercontinental Hotel which also houses a turtle nursery and a dolphin centre in their lagoon. There was a lady spending some time with a dolphin in the pool, being filmed, which was interesting to watch. The turtles are kept there (and named by generous donors) for two years and then released into the sea. After that we went up a spectacular mountain to a lookout where we had a marvellous vista of mountains, bays and the sea beyond. Moorea seems to be surrounded by a reef, which robs it of good surfing conditions, unless you want to surf on the reef - not the safest thing to do, but makes lovely lagoons. The mountains are steep and lush, and very reminiscent of Hawaii - the side where they filmed that dinosaur movie - Jurassic Park. After the lookout we went to an agricultural school where we had a jam tasting - jams made from all sorts of exotic fruits. We also met our tour guide's husband, who does quad bike tours. She was saying how dangerous they are - they had 6 people killed on quad bike tours last year. We met another tour guide, Mario, who does 4 wheel drive tours. He greeted Marie with a big kiss, and then turned to me and kissed me enthusiastically on the cheek! Big surprise! He didn't kiss the other women though. There are primary schools here, but no high schools. The high school children get up early to catch the 5.30am ferry to Tahiti, returning at about 5 in the afternoon. Our guide also told us that when the Polynesian women give birth to a baby girl, they bury the placenta in their garden so that when she grows older and moves to a different island with her husband she will keep coming back because her placenta is here. After that we did liquor tasting at a plantation. They had various fruit juices mixed with rum and also a pineapple liqueur. We bought some rum with coconut and pineapple juice. We then saw some archaeological sites that are now just ruins. After this we stopped at the lookout above the Sofitel and then just continued our drive around the island, stopping for a some shopping at a centre where everything was overpriced. We couldn't see the waterfall, because the wet season has only just started and it's not flowing yet. We also saw villagers lining up at water pumps, collecting water for their homes. I didn't realise what a poor economy it is. There are two large hotels that are closed down and abandoned. They are now becoming overgrown. We were retuned to our hotel at about 2pm - just in time for our nap! After the nap I tried to use the Internet up in reception but it's not working - neither the wifi nor the computer with the modem attached. Dinner tonight in the restaurant was lovely. We were smart this time - we went to the bar during happy hour, when the cocktails are half price, ordered our cocktails and then took them in to dinner! At 7.30pm a cultural group started doing Tahitian dancing. It was lovely.