Raiatea
Simanderal
Michael Hughes and Ger White
Mon 24 May 2010 05:58
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Much enjoyed Moorea. We spent most of our time
there anchored in Cook's Bay--beatiful setting but not such great swimming--so
we also sailed round to the next bay--only a 5 mile trip--for a couple of days
in a quiet anchorage behind the reef--beautiful clear turquoise water, lovely
swimming and snorkelling--from there we also dinghied roud to an area where rays
come to be hand fed each morning in waist deep water--so we swam with the
rays--and quite a few black-tip sharks which come along for the goodies--the
sting rays actually swim right up to you, look you in the eye, enjoy being
tickled!!
Enough of Moorea--yesterday we set off for an
overnight passage to Raiatea--120 miles--arriving this morning at 0800. We've
hired a car for a couple of days, to see the island--boat moored in the
marina--and on Tuesday (Monday's a holiday) the sailmaker based here is
looking at our genoa---don't know what he'll say!!
So all well, and we've clocked up another 120 miles
of westing.
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