Back to Bora

Aug 12(so says my phone! )0845
1/3 way to Bora Bora

Aloha Everyone, my how time passes when you are having fun. We had a pleasant night at Patio, primarily an evening of reading and a nice sleep. We then headed off to the coral gardens with a bit of overcast sky. We were first ones there and found a nice sandy place to anchor and we were ready to go. However, the outboard motor wasn't, so we took it off and rowed in. The drift snorkel was the best yet, very clear water, minimal current and the sun came out. We did the dive twice and I enjoyed watching a small octopus. Jane got a kick out of it also. After a bit of a walk pulling the dinghy and a hard row, we were back to boat. After a few more pulls on the engine, to no avail, we decided to put the dinghy on the foredeck as she had about 1.5 inches of growth on the bottom, that didn't want to come off with me scrubbing underwater. i figured a little sun and elbow grease, it would be easier. We then headed across the way to Tapuamu Bay, where it is quiet and delightful. I BBQ'd some steaks and we started to watch a movie. However, comp claimed disk was damaged half way thru, and would not let us watch the exciting conclusion. We had a very pleasant sleep, and I awoke early this morning and started prepping for our short passage. We entered the pass about 7:45 and this is our third trip to Bora this year, but the first with wind. We are enjoying very nice sailing and should be situated in Bora by noon. I was even able to get outboard started and dinghy bottom cleaned. Life is good. Will hope to do a few different things this time around. Stay tuned for further adventures. Aloha, David and Karin

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