Day 28 More chores

Atuona
We spent time again doing chores around the boat and exploring the town.
The High School - The high school is at the waterfront on the bay. There is a beautiful black sand beach and a row of shade trees and then the soccer field shown above with the 3500 ft mountain towering over it. This could make the cover of the recruiting brochure.
Behind the bleachers shown in the picture, there was a large building in which dozens of kids were engaged in a ping pong tournament. We watched for a while without feeling like intruders.
Cruise ship - There was a cruise ship in the harbor called the Paul Gaugin. In comes every two months with 300 people from Tahiti. From the people we saw in town, they appear to all be French tourists. A motor launch brings them to shore in groups of about 20 and they are met with flower leis, a group of local musicians and a bus to take them the 2 miles to Atuona.
The Pearl - Yesterday, I got a ride back to the marina with the manager of a restaurant that is above us on the hillside. She said they had an Internet connection we could use if we bought a drink. We did better than that. We bought both drinks and dinner. The Pearl Resort and Spa has 30 cottages that rent for $230 per night. They have a magnificent view of the harbor and the place is quite elegant. The Internet was reasonable and the food good, but a bit expensive.
I had forgotten the European plug for my computer so I asked at the reception for a plug and gave the girl the AC adaptor for my Macintosh. To my amazement, the manager came out with a Mac plug rather than a generic adaptor. He said he was the 10th person in France to own an Apple computer and he had upgraded every time Apple introduced a new model. Who would believe a “Mac head” on an Island 3000 miles from home.