Provisioning at a remote atoll after the supply ship arrives

At Fakarava, Lauren Landers Sailing stocks up on fresh produce the same day the mail ship comes in. By the time the supply ship leaves, the store closes quickly, so timing matters. She arrived at 3:00 p.m., found the store packed, and spent $144 USD to restock from nearly nothing: she had only two or three apples, three pears, and some garlic left before the run. The haul included red grapes, red cabbage, five or six potatoes, three mangoes, a pomelo, four oranges, four or five apples, six tomatoes, eight to ten limes, kiwis, five onions, two red onions, four pears, Paysan Breton Roquefort blue cheese, and a couple of mixers. As she put it, grapes are 'definitely a luxury item and a splurge out here, actually all of this is a splurge out here.' Remote atoll provisioning is entirely dependent on the supply ship schedule, and windows to shop are tight.