17 August 2011

We actually celebrated Lochy's birthday a day early. I made possibly the best chocolate fudge cake I have ever made, after Mark and Mia had made one the day before unfortunately with plain flour instead of self raising, with disastrous results. I'm not saying that to brag, it's just I have always been the mother that has either bought a shop birthday cake or got the mother-in-law to make one! We decided to go to the rather lovely hotel for dinner, where Lochy got to eat his favourite fish - wahoo and Mia got to swim in the infinity pool (Lochy wouldn't get in because he had stubbed his toe and it stung - his loss!) It was lovely evening, with Daniel from another yacht joining us. We'll have to have a kiddy party at another date as there are none to be seen around here.
Unfortunately, but rather predictably, our spare propeller has not arrived by post, so we have arranged for it to be sent on to (back to!) Tahiti where we will hopefully pick it up there. We are now in Daniel's Bay in Nuka Hiva - a beautiful bay surrounded by high mountains. We didn't make it here in time to walk to the waterfall, so we will get up early to hike the 4 hour round trip, then fill up with water and head off to Fakarava.