We arrived in Moorea yesterday after a five day sail from the Marquesas.
It was sad to leave the Marquesas but hurricane season is marching toward us faster than we would like.
The first thirty six hours of the trip were fine then the squalls rolled in and it just got nasty. Twenty five kt winds and ten ft seas for three days..ugh. I am starting to think that whoever named it the Pacific which means passive was having a bit of a joke. We have been duped in the Greenland/Iceland way. From what I have experienced thus far, Neptune does not knock first he simply blows the doors right off!
My foul weather gear is severely lacking too. O went with the nice gear which at the time I thought was overpriced and unnecessary but after three days of standing out in the rain soaking wet I realized very quickly that I should have just buckled down and bought the better stuff....lesson learned. The hard way, of course.
Initially, we had planned on sailing to the Tuomotos for a few days and then to the Societies to catch up with our friends Steve and Kath on Uliad before they leave for six months. However, there was no way we were going to navigate through the narrow passes of a low lying atoll in squally conditions. Many a boat have seen their demise at the hands of these nasty atolls and Indy was not going to be one of them. We changed course, fell off, added two more days to the trip and carried on. The upside of the trip was that we only used our engines to charge our batteries which is a relief when fuel is $5.00 a gallon.
I had nothing planned for the kids because I did not know that we would be out for six days. I felt bad because I did not spend much time with them on this trip. They happily played legos and watched movies. I think because we were not prepared it seemed like a really long trip.
It is wonderful to be back in Moorea. This island holds very special memories for us. This is where O asked me to marry him twelve years ago. When we were in the South Pacific with Carmac we spent a lot of time here. We were giddy and nostalgic when we dropped anchor. We look forward to showing the island to the boys.
After anchoring our friends on Gallivanter came over which was fun because we hadn't seen them since Grenada!!!! Finally we have caught up with them which is unusual because we travel so slowly!!! Of course seeing Steve, Kath and Em on Uliad was like seeing family again. I am going to miss them very much when they leave.
I have to run because Ben has to go to a birthday party on the beach.