We are now in Tahiti
Anastasia
Phil May and Andrea Twigg
Sun 22 Apr 2012 08:47
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17:35.2S 149:37.0W
We arrived in Tahiti at midday today, after an
overnight sail from Rangiroa. It is a 200 mile hop from the Tuamotu
islands to the Society islands. We left Rangiroa at 10am yesterday and the
wind was 15-20 knots throughout (with the odd squall of 30-35 knots) which meant
Anastasia could complete the passage in just one day. That was fortunate
because the sea was a bit lumpy (even for a catamaran) and we would not have
liked to be spending two nights bumping around.
We are now berthed in Taina Marina, just
outside the center of Papeete. Docking was a bit of a squeeze because
Anastasia is rather broad in the beam (quite literally) and we had to
snuggle into a gap between two monohulls (Piligrim and Zoe) but we are now
safely moored up.
Peter and Jane (off Trompeta) greeted us on the
quayside and invited us to dinner, where Peter barbecued the last of the Wahoo
they had caught on the trip from the Marquesas. Trompeta is due to be
hauled out to have a skeg problem fixed, which means they are having to work
through their stock of frozen fish before the freezer has to be turned off, so
it was a good excuse to eat the fish. Very tasty it was too. We will
have to think about how to make Jezebel more attractive to Wahoo (although we
would not want her to be any less attractive to tuna, mahi mahi and
marlin).
Tahiti was a bit misty as we approached, but here
is a photo of Papeete through the mist. |
