Bora

July 14, 2015, 0800
On mooring off of Maikai Marina, Bora Bora

Aloha Everyone, hope all is well with you all. Yesterday, we got up early for our sail to Bora Bora. The forecast was for 10 kts out of NE, sounded perfect for the Asym. We dug it out of the bottom of the Lazzerette, got the awning down and dropped our mooring. Wind never appeared, so it was motor all the way. I got a few projects done, and we almost bagged a really nice ahi. We fought him for about 15 min., but I let him get under boat while waiting to get gaff, and he scrapped the line on the skeg and broke free. Although disappointed, I'm afraid there would have been too much meat for us. Anyway, we got into to Bora after about six hours of motoring and picked up the last mooring available. This is a new marina about 10 years old, and very nice. After checking in, we walked to town, and nothing looked familiar from 24 years ago. Lots of cars and tourists!. The anchorage was nice enough, but, during the day, gets rocky due to constant parade of shuttle boats from hotels on other side and airport. However, the island remains breathtakingly beautiful. We had a wonderful meal at the marina last night and a good sleep, with a little rain. Today will probably involve renting bikes and riding around the island and a boat project or two. Dick has been most helpful! All for now. David and Karin


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