left Bora Bora for Cook Islands
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CR and KN Williams
Tue 11 May 2010 22:46
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17.32S 153.23W
13:00 11/5/10
A taxi driver in Tahiti said they referred to the
above as Boring Boring because all there was there was hotels.
He was not wrong, indeed he exaggerated its
virtues.
My last blog said they hadn't replaced the entrance
bouys because of a cyclone a month previously; actually it was nearly 3
months ago. They have however managed to repair the megwatt speakers that
blare fake reggae across the bay for most of the night.
According to the Tourist office there was no-one on
the island who could repair our punctured dinghy, and the chandlery could only
offer Sikaflex by way of glue. A one-mile water-taxi trip to town cost £70, and
none of the restaurant/hotels would pick us up for a meal. The locals
endlessly buzz around in their exclusive dinghies like insects (ie noisy,
irritating and to no obvious purpose) doing 20kts about 6 ft from us, Even
in the middle of the night we'd suddenly start rolling like crazy. It rains much
of the time.The gendamerie opened 50mins late because they'd had a hard night,
poor things.
The only ray of sunshine was the Bora Bora Yacht
Club, which, despite still being cycloned (no restaurant), was extremely helpful
and pleasant, as was a delightful taxi lady.
Some might think this is all sour grapes because
Pierce Brosnan failed to present his card; if he is here I hope he hasn't
got a puncture for his sake.
Anyway we are now en route to the Cook Islands with
little wind now but fun and games expected on arrival (a combination of SPCZ and
'crush' zones) - more later
K
Keith really loved Bora Bora as you can tell! The
lagoon was very pretty and the tasteful thatched bungalows of the posh hotels
look lovely[only £500-£1000 per night].I had expected a picture postcard village
but it was scruffy with a small rundown supermarket and no film stars. Only
harassed locals.
Our puncture repair was successful but the tube had
separated from the hard floor for about 3 ft at the bow so any wash allowed
us to ship water even with us both right at the back. Not exactly relaxing so
perhaps we did not see the best of the place.
We have been going for 24 hrs now and all is well.
Looking forward to the Cook Islands and I talked to
a really helpful chap there who seems to have glue and a wish to help.400 miles
to go.
C
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