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July 28, 1830
Moored off of Bloody Mary's
Aloha Everyone, hope this finds you all well and happy. As you may remember, Sunday afternoon we picked up our dear friends of 40+ years, Errol and Andy Yim of Honolulu. After giving them a quick tour of Uturoa, we loaded them up and left the marina. They did also transport a bag of parts from Randy, so we can get some things back together. We headed back up to Haamene Bay and picked up a mooring off of Hibiscus Restaurant. We actually prefer Chef Bruno at the head of the bay, but we knew he was away. It worked out well though, as Leo was having a special meal for his wife's birthday,(she probably cooked everything!), a buffet. They had a great spread including Mahi (the whole fish was there and had been baked), steak, shrimp dish and lemon chicken. We had a great time. The next morning we hooked up with our friend Tama again, and he took us back to the vanilla plantation, the pearl farm and around part of the island that we had not seen. We ended up at his home which is beautiful. He has a wonderful rental unit which overlooks the bay and is a favorite hangout of Goldie Hawn and Kurt. We could see why. He also sells pearls at a very reasonable price. After loading us up with bananas, basil, limes, and sashimi, we headed back to boat and motorsailed to the coral gardens. We got there a bit late, but none the less enjoyalbe. We then headed across the laggoon to Tapuamu Bay, where we hoped to pick up a mooring. Unluckily, we were late and no moorings available. So we dropped the hook, which seemed a bit less worrisome as I would have help to retrieve it. We ordered some pizza ashore and brought it back along with some pastry for desert. A most pleasant evening. After dinner, we spent some time talking about the good ole days and then a pleasant night of sleep. This morning we headed back to Bora and, unluckily, no wind until just off the reef. We hoped to stay off the Maikai Marina, but no moorings available. We continued on to Bloody Mary's and, after lunch, took a walk up to Matira Beach. Back on boat, after proper cocktails, we have gotten ready for dineer and are heading in. Aloha, David and Karin

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