[password] Tsar12
[position]17 48.10S 149 81.28W
[weather] cloudy some light showers with fine breaks .wind SE 5 knots
[status] after picking up the car we drove into town and spent the morning in the market and doing some shopping. By the time we got back out there was only time to start the reprovisioning shop .i dropped Dave off at the airport and picked up Wendy,Neil and his partner Maureen , drove back to Taina to meet the others at happy hour!
Next morning we refuelled , topped up the water ( different dock to the refuel) then left for Moorea - no wind so motored the whole way. Unfortunately our lpg bottles weren?t ready before leaving so we decided to leave without and sort it later -Taranoui are coming to Moorea on Tuesday so we may wait around until then rather than loose a day going back and forth .
Anchored at Baie de Opunohu which has a great reserve and sandy beach just in from the mooring area. Walks ashore and swimming then next day down to see the rays and sharks and meet up with Tusi 2.
Snorkelling in 2m of clear sandy water with numerous rays and black tip sharks was an unique experience and everyone loved it. Stayed the night at anchorage close to that site so we could go back first thing again in the morning before the hordes arrive and we had perfect conditions with Mike from Tusi 2 armed with strips of tuna and putting on a Peter Pan show with the rays mobbing him . Alex and I had a dive on the outside reef .
Motored up to Baie de Cook where we spent the night after sundowners ashore at Moore Beach Club.

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