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[status]Good weather in the Leeward Islands has been rather elusive for us but we finally found some during our stay in Boroboro with Daniel and his family. We circumnavigated the island in so far as it is possible to do so, snorkelled all the good spots, dived the manta ray place but with no manta rays and dived outside the reef with the black tip and big grey nurse sharks (at least we think they were grey nurse, Lonely Planet reports them as lemon sharks). Helen, Daniel and his family left for home last Sunday and Keith and Jane my crew for the trip home arrived last Monday. The wind dropped and the rain cleared last Wednesday after several days of gales so we crossed back to Tahaa and Raiatia. We've been doing mostly land-based things, including taking the dingy several km up a river into the interior of Raiatia and visiting the tourist marae ruins on the SE end of Raiatia. We're back anchored in the lee of a small island on the east side of Raiatia that Ngaire's boys adopted, hence now known as Boys' Island. After a walk around the island we intend to visit the main town of Uturoa this morning then motor up the east side of Tahaa and around the top to the coral gardens on the west side of Tahaa ready for a snorkel there tomorrow early before the tourists arrive.

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