Monthly Archives: August 2010

Water

The winds died somewhat overnight giving us perfect Code Zero weather – had it been light. We weren’t going to hoist it at night given our earlier experiences. Dinner was, you guessed it, mahi mahi. This morning we hoisted the … Continue reading

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En Route to Aitutaki

A small highlight for Friday was when John from Tyee popped over and offer to take Ben wake boarding. This is a bit like water skiing but on a single small board. Ben took to it very quickly and was … Continue reading

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Waiting for the weather window / Swimming with the mantas

Thursday morning we saw dive/tour boats come to the pass to let folks snorkel with the mantas. We hung back hoping to have less of a crowd later on. When we did go Helen decided to pass on it as … Continue reading

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Hike / Motu Pitiahe

After the morning net we dinghied ashore with a view to walking around the island. It’s about 6 miles all told and a paved road all the way. Despite the previous days disruption to the well being of my big … Continue reading

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Last Day in Bora Bora / Maupiti

On Monday morning we loaded the dinghy with our dive tanks and set off round the corner to the hotel/dive shop where we could get them filled with air. Unfortunately noone was there who could fill them so our plan … Continue reading

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