Position 17:30.028S 149:49.110W

We arrived in Moorea yesterday afternoon.

I was all prepared for a nice gentle sail, reading my book and dozing for a few hours – but it was not meant to be.

The seas were very rolly and we had a squall of high winds followed by heavy rain, I spent the trip frantically putting things away, closing hatches

and mopping up water from a freak wave that dumped itself on us from a great height !

We soon recovered when we approached Moorea – what a beautiful island with stunning views surrounding the quiet anchorage.

We took the dinghy ashore to one of the bungalows in the photos above, where Richard and Boot (rally control) are staying and shared some beers

with a few other ralliers before taking the complimentary minibus to the local restaurant.

A local band played in the restaurant and Mark and Jamie provided the entertainment, dancing with the local girls who were jostling between each other for

a turn to dance with them.

Internet access is a bonus here and we skyped the children this morning before the rest of the rally boats arrived for welcome drinks and lunch together at the hotel next to the anchorage, called ‘Club Bali Hai’

This afternoon we have been swimming and snorkelling and cleaning the waterline of the boat (again!).

Tomorrow Mark is going for a dive whilst I am going to make a traditional flower headdress (under supervision) at the hotel.

Tuesday should prove to be exciting as we have hired a scooter to explore the island, mind you with a 50cc engine and two of us on it we may struggle to get very far (hope it has peddles too)