Taaha/Raiatea

July 20,2015 2130
Marina Apooiti

Aloha Everyone, it took us bout 4.5 hours to get to Taaha yesterday, mostly motoring, but about an hour or so of nice sailing. Sad to admit no fish, but a nice trip in general. We went on Haamene Bay and picked up a mooring at Hibiscus. We had a great meal and a nice evening. This morning we sailed and motored to Uturoa, tied up, got some fuel and crew checked out the town, got some gifts and the we headed off for the Marina. We were able to tie up right behind David and Nancy Nottage on Kaimiloa. We ended up having dinner at the same restaurant, the Raiatea Lodge, a great restaurant, not cheap, but very nice. I must say, Noodle, their Creme Brule may be better than Chef Bruno's! Nottage's are pulling out tomorrow, our friends Dick and Nancy will also be leaving. We will miss them, such great people and provided lots of help. Look forward to seeing them soon in Seattle area. We will reprovision, do laundry, and then pull out for a few days before we must return to pick up next set of friends. It has been great weather, and we have been enjoying life completely. Aloha, David and Karin
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