Another great day!

Aug 10, 2015 1815
on mooring off of Patio, Tahaa
Aloha Everyone, hope this finds you all well and happy. We picked up Jane yesterday and then headed off to Haamene Bay on Tahaa. Being from Hawaii, we do have a small problem. The flight from Hawaii is Sat, arriving late at night. Next morning you must then catch a flight to Raiatea so we can pick you up. Our first two trips with guests involved my brother and friends from Seattle area, so we started the trip more midweek and established what we thought was an ideal plan. First day Haamene Bay for dinner. However, Chef Bruno is only opened for lunch on Sunday, and closed on Monday, so it means we have to hightail it to the bay so we can have a nice mid day meal and then eat light in the bay in the evening. Such a complex situation to have to deal with! Anyway, we got Jane there for a delightful dinner and then a relaxing evening on the boat, where we played some cards (Oh Hell), where my wife continued her winning ways. This morning, we met Tama, our tour guide and friend, who drove us around to include a pearl farm and vanilla plantation He is such an interesting man, we totally enjoy our time with him. We finished the tour at Mac China for some more Poisson Cru and then left our mooring and sailed around the north end of the island to Patio, where we picked up a mooring. Tomorrow, coral gardens again, then Wed, to Bora. Jane brought some things down from Randy, so our systems are all working nominally. All for now, I will try to do a blog on way to Bora. Aloha, David


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