Aug 30, 1830
Moored in Haamene Bay
Aloha Everyone, it is a bittersweet time in my trip. Yesterday we took Karin, along with Rocky and Darlene, to the airport. I've enjoyed having my best buddy with me for the past 10 weeks. After we dropped them off, we went to Uturoa for some beer and provisioning. Back to boat for some prep and we visited a neighbor who had a 120' schooner who I've spent some time with. The boat is quite impressive, but it has crew quarters that left something to be desired. It was small, airless, and in the bow. Randy could barley fit into the hatch! We then headed out for some dinner of pizza and steak. The steak was huge and we ate half of it for breakfast this morning. This morning was more boat work and cleaning and then Randy and I drove around 3/4 of the Island. We got back in time to pick up laundry and then head to airport. Gregg G. and Beth came in on same flight. We loaded Cathy and Ellis aboard after a quick tour of Uturoa, and then we loaded them aboard while I returned the car. We left the marina and Murphy decided to visit for short while. No water in the exhaust. We unrolled the headsail and turned off the engine and let it cool. I was a bit concerned that we could loose the wind altogether as it was light. However, after Randy looked at things and we restarted the engine, the water was back! We sailed into Haamene Bay for the last time and ate at Hibiscus. We were the only ones there and never know what you wil be served. We had a delightful fish dinner with a wonderful salad. Hard to say goodbye to Leo, as he seems as if he won't be around much longer. Tomorrow is another tour with Toma. I'll keep you posted. Aloha, David
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Time flies doesn't it? So glad you could make this voyage.
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