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View of Moorea as we sail
from Tahiti to Bora Bora
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Arriving at
Bora Bora
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Larabeck moored
at Bora Bora Yacht Club (boat is on the left)
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Sunset seen frome
Bora Bora Yacht Club
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Passengers arrive
at Vaitape Wharf from the Bora Bora Airport (shuttle is the large
boat on the far right)
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Shuttle boat from
the wharf to the Four Seasons Resort, which is on a motu on the
northeast side of Bora Bora.
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Viatape church
with Mount Pahia in the background.
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Michael, taking
a break on a Vaitape dock over clear blue water.
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View of Bora Bora
Yacht Club from north shore of Faanui Bay.
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View of Mount Pahia
and Mt Otemanu from shore of Bora Bora
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Sharon and the little
car we rented.
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Matira Beach with
kite surfers in the background (off Matira Point).
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Matira Beach--note
the building on the far left with the sign "SNACK" hanging on it
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This is the "Snack"
building seen in previous picture, where we stopped and had a beer after
a long walk in the sand.
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Sailboat anchorage
at Matira Beach (west of the previous pictures). We did not
anchor here since we had the chance to explore by car. Entry into
this anchorage is a little tricky because of the coral heads. One
must travel midday when the light is good, making the coral visible.
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Cruise Ship Paul
Gauguin, which anchored right in front of Vaitape. We had seen
the boat earlier in Tahiti.
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Paul Gauguin
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Paul Gauguin
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This is a different
cruise ship, which stopped at Vaitape Bora Bora the morning we left.
Notice the sailboat at the waterline of the monster ship . The sailboat
is about the size of Larabeck, and is heading out to sea, just in front
of us.
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Bloody Mary's Restaurant
as seen in the evening from our mooring site. Mooring is free if
you patronize the restaurant.
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Cheers! The
food at Bloody Mary's was delicious!
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Boardwalk from the
mooring field to the restaurant Bloody Mary's by daylight with
Mt. Pahia and Mt. Otemanu
in sight.
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View from our anchorage
at Motu Toopua
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Michael impresses
the neighbors with flying dive tricks.
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The neighbor on
s/v Mooneshine climbed the mast for a better view.
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Captain Chris on
the lookout.
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Now he dives...
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and safely lands.
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A sting ray glides
by as we explore a small island shore
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This is where we
followed the sting ray. L to R Ashley from Mooneshine, Sharon from Larabeck,
and Cpt. Chris, Mooneshine.
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Scenes from snorkeling
at Motu Toopua anchorage.
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Scenes from snorkeling
at Motu Toopua anchorage.
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Sailing Yacht Imagine
was our neighbor at a few Bora Bora anchorages. The boat is
over a 100 feet long...
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...and taller than
the island!
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View from our anchorage
on the east side of the island, Motu Tofari.
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East side Motus
and small channel to ocean.
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This shot is from
across the lagoon--we watched the catamarn navigate the channel through
the coral leading to the southeast side. We stuck to the sandy route near
the Motu Tofari.
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A closer view of
the channel between motus with a great view of the Taha'a, the nearest
Society Island.
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Larabeck
anchored on east side, near St. Regis Resort.
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Leaving Bora Bora through
the Passe Teavnui. The water splashing on the coral reef is impressive.
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As we sail from
Bora Bora (seen here) we pass a catamaran headed in the opposite direction.
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Approaching Raiatea;
the sail from Bora Bora took about 4.5 hours.
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Chantier Naval des
Iles on left and Raiatea Carenage on right. Some cruisers store
their boats here for the
rainy season. There are also many local boats in the yard.
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Sailing Yacht Friendship
was on the hard when we arrived, but now back on the water.
We met them originally in Panama.
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Capt. Tim of Friendship
(he's also a great guitar player!)
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Larabeck
is hauled slowly out of the water. Michael watches keenly from above
as two swimmers from the yard line up the trailer beneath the boat.
One of the swimmers can be seen here in the water beneath Michael and slighty
to the right.
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Larabeck
gets a new coat of antifouling paint.
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Two of the many
kids who played in the ship yard. They asked to be photographed so
they could see the picture on the camera.
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The workers put
the wheels back on the trailer and hitch it up to their Massey-Ferguson
tractor.
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Larabeck sails
on dry land!
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Michael and Larabeck
are launched. What a relief to be back in the water.
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Music at the Taravana
Yacht Club on Taha'a, neighbor island to Raitaea. We went there to
finish the survey--the surveyor lives next door to the yacht club.
We were lucky enough to be there on a Tuesday, when a buffet dinner with
local music and dance is featured.
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Dancing after dinner
at Taravana. The audience participated in many of the dances, including
us.
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