Tahiti (continued)

"Native gathering cocoanuts - Raratonga,
Native spearing fish Tahiti,
Tahiti from the Bay,
Japanese Training Ship and Quarantine Island"
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I will have to wait until my return to tell you about all the things we saw and did there as it was great.

Why the best champagne there is only 5/- per large bottle but one is hit well to leg for other things.

We spent the afternoon firstly in the glass bottomed boat out on the coral reef to see the wonders of the deep and then we explored the town.

At night we went to the pictures and the fight and had a great time as everything was in French except the fight. That was Aussie from start to finish, (in the sixth round) when the nig had had enough and so lay down and took the count then got up and retired smiling to the crowd.

"Street scene, Mount Diadem,
Cook Monument - Venus Pt,
Tahitian children"
August 1924
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We slept on board and next morning took a car and went to Venus Point where Cook landed to observe the transit of Venus. It was a great drive full of interest as we crossed gorges and mountains in profusion and finally came back to the sea about 14 miles from Papeete at a lighthouse and monument erected to commemorate the voyage of Capt Cook.

We returned in time for lunch and left Tahiti at about 3pm on the long run of 11 days to 'Frisco and we arrive there on Friday morning at 10am we hope and this is Wednesday.