Maupiti us our last stop in French Polynesia. The last baguettes for a while.

The island isn't the most tempting with the pilot book reading "The entry passage can be dangerous, especially in a southerly swell when waves break across the entrance. There is a permanent outgoing current of up to 5 knots".

The only thing he leaves out is "best of luck".

With brilliant timing and a rubbish forecast we ended up motoring the 30 miles across in not much wind. Which was good from a pass transit point of view but a bit of a waste of diesel.

As it turned out, while the entry was a bit nerve wracking, once committed, it all opened up and other than just a wee bit of surfing was OK. There are times our insurance premiums look quite reasonable!

Looking up at the steep, 1500 foot volcano above us, we quite fancied a helicopter ride so we could see the colours of the reefs, the sand bars and stunning views.

However, as buses have yet to make it to Maupiti the chances of a helicopter were pretty slim.

And so, this morning we were up at the crack of dawn to climb the volcano before it got too hot.

Nice view.