Amazing reef in Rangiroa
Lynn & Mike ..around the world
Mike Drinkrow & Lynn v/d Hoven
Sat 11 May 2013 17:43
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Amazing reef in
Rangiroa:
John flew out of Rangiroa on Thursday
morning, on a flight a few hours earlier than expected. Luckily we checked the
day before, as his original 1pm flight had been cancelled and they put him on
the 9am flight. Luckily we checked!
We have been enjoying watching the crew of
a 54m super-yacht anchored next to us. They have been preparing furiously
for guests which we suspect are arriving today. They have been cleaning,
polishing, painting, stocking up with provisions (flown in from Papeete I
suspect), changing crew, putting out furniture, hoisting their bunting, cleaning
some more .... it never stops!. We estimate there are now at least 14 crew
on the Keri Lee III, and will probably only get 8 guests..... imagine what
that costs for a week!
Mike and I went snorkeling on a little
reef close by, and what a fantastic experience that was. The most beautiful sea
life on a reef that we have seen since we started cruising. An amazing
collection of fish ..butterfly fish alone, we must a have seen 6
variations, Here are some pics.
   Moorish
Idol
Trigger fish we think (need to get a book!)
  Local diver strokes a giant moray
eel One
of many Butterfly fish
 and quite a lot of black tip sharks
too
There seems to be some bad weather
coming early next week - with lots of strong wind. We will probably head
about 100nm east of here to a small atoll called Toau, which seemingly has
a very protected anchorage. It is also very remote, so will have no access to
the internet - only satellite email.
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