[password]Tusi2284
[position]16 36.327S 151 33.490W
[speed]0knots
[heading]000T
[weather]ESE 10knots, cloud cover 80%, barometer 1015 rising
[status] We're now anchored by Ile Tautau on the NW coast of Tahaa. The attraction here is the Coral gardens, a passage between two motus from the outer reef through to the lagoon. The passage is filled with coral, only 0.5 to 1.5m deep, with lots of tame fish including a couple of giant morays that are happy to be patted and feed. We've snorkelled the passage twice now and will do it a third time this morning. So far we've had the passage mostly to ourselves which is apparently unusual because it's really the only snorkelling attraction for tourists in the whole of the Raiatia/Tahaa island group. We've had bad weather for the last couple of days so that might have discouraged the tourists although the huge resort on the motu on the south side of the passage seems to have very few guests. The trade winds are about to return so it's looking like we'll be in for a long motor into head winds to do the 100nm back to Moorea later this week.

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