September 14, 2005
The Great Escape
We finally left Mo'orea after two nights. We tried hitching to the port, but eventually got a bus which stopped at a working ATM on the other side of the island. The catamaran took us back to Pape'ete, where we...Read this update
Posted by Rowena at 08:34 PM
September 13, 2005
Trapped
We spent three days trapped at a campground on Mo'orea as the only ATM around was "hors service" and everything was insanely expensive. You practically need a stock portfolio just to buy an ice cream in Tahiti. An hour on...Read this update
Posted by Rowena at 08:06 PM
September 12, 2005
Penniless
So it turns out that not only is Tahiti one of the most expensive places on earth, but they're also pretty picky about which bank cards they choose to accept. Unfortunately, none of my three debit cards (Australian, UK and...Read this update
Posted by Rowena at 07:39 PM