Today we went around the island. But it was in a car instead of a boat.
Our anchorage from up on the hill
Pineapple plantation
We bought a pretty pearl necklace at the craft fair~
Bob and Bruce at the Bali Hai
Here's fish marketing island style. The price in Polynesian Francs is 90 to the dollar.
One of the other boats here, “Inspiration At Sea” has a car that she rented for two more days and she offered to drive us and “Gato Go” around the island. We had heard there was going to be a festival on the other side and thought that sounded fun. We had pictures of hula dancing and other Polynesian events, but it turned out it was a bandstand with some nice musical groups, but not too much else. But a good time was had and it was fun to see the whole island from a different perspective than we’ve been having. We ended the day with a great pizza dinner at a little French pizza place. They made the pizzas right in front of us and we could watch as they put them in the wood fired oven. They cook pretty fast that way-about 3 minutes.
We started the day with some water sports. I inflated the stand-up paddleboard for Ann to paddle around the anchorage visiting and I jumped in a did some snorkeling. There’s a reef not 40 yards from us and I explored that as well as checked the anchor (it was so buried in the sand/coral I couldn’t see it. The chain just disappeared into the sand).
So, that was our day. Simple, relaxing and fun. Tomorrow will be boat washing. We’ll jump in and scrub the waterline which is fouled with slime. The bottom itself where there’s anti-fouling paint is in great shape, but the waterline needs scrubbing. The through hulls need cleaning too. Barnacles are threatening to close them up, so I’ll go underwater with a screwdriver to peel them off. Boat maintenance unfortunately cannot be delayed or you pay the price.
Sunday we’ll finally leave here and sail back to Papeete for a bit before continuing on our journey through French Polynesia. Our three month visa will be up come July 25th, so we’ll need to move on soon if we’re to see the islands of Huahine, Raiatea and Bora Bora. Then on to the Cook’s.
So…am I to understand that you took a limo to see a concert and then had pizza afterward? Wait, aren’t you the guys that are supposed to be in some far away island paradise? Sounds more like date night in Marin to me. Next I’m gonna hear you took in a drive-in movie and engaged in a little hanky-panky while supposedly watching the flick. I may have to have a talk with your mothers.
OK, new idea to make a fortune – float through sailboat washes! Why have to deal with the drudgery of washing and scrapping when our new, automated float through boatwash will do the work for you? Or you can use our self-operated pressure washing booths; all you need is a few quarters. We provide the high pressure sudsing wand and scrub brush. When you get to Papeete you can patent the idea.