Bora Bora

It has been a busy couple of weeks. We had hauled about 10 days ago to apply new bottom paint as we were getting much marine growth. This was our first time living on the boat well in the boat yard so we were expecting the worst but found it to be a rather easy few days. The work, done at the CNI yard in Raiatea, went very quickly with the yard providing some help on some tasks. The kids did great climbing up and down the ladder to use the facilities. Jake got into the hull waxing thinking it was a great "treat" to be up on the scaffolding 8 feet off the ground with his dad.

After getting back in the water we sailed over to Bora Bora. I hiked the mountain, and if memory serves the first peak I have ever been to the summit of, a grueling 5 hours but well work it. We have been snorkeling on various parts of the reef and lagoon and Jake has been knee boarding until his arms nearly fell off. Other than the cruisers everyone else in Bora Bora is on their honeymoon, which makes for a interesting contrast in the bars and restaurants.

We will likely leave French Polynesia in the coming week, weather permitting, heading towards the central south Pacific, and the widely spread Cook Islands.

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