Well, we've been waiting for our part to arrive for the permanent fix on the generator and then waiting for strong winds to die down so we can visit some other anchorages. For the past week, we have been in the main town (Taiohae) here which is pretty nice but not a lot of amenities.

We had the opportunity to get to know a few locals a little, do an island tour, and see a local event of kids dancing and singing.

The island tour took us to three little villages across the island which were really nice. We had lunch in one of the villages which was pretty good. Goat, fried breadfruit, and yucca. Crystal had the same but with fresh local fish for a meat. It was all pretty yummy, I have never had goat before but it was good. I would get it again. It doesn't really taste like anything I can compare it to but maybe like lamb in texture and color. It was a mild taste with a delicious sauce. They eat a lot of goat around here.

Then there is the breadfruit. It is a really large fruit and not much of a traditional fruit because it needs to be cooked first and doesn't have much of sweet fruity flavor. It's more like a starch, similar to potatoes but can vary a bit depending on how it is prepared. Before exposure to Europeans, this was one of the primary foods they ate here because it is big and plentiful. You can Google breadfruit to find out more if you have never heard of it.

After sampling the local cuisine, we went to some old remains of former villages that were here. They used to have quite large villages here with more people than there are today. There wasn't much to speak of, just a lot of flat foundations made of rock because all of the structure had decayed long ago due to them being made from palm and local wood.

It was a good tour and our first real opportunity to have in depth question and answer with an English speaking local.

We spent 7 days in the VERY rolly anchorage in front of the town of Taiohae. We wanted to spend some time there but only about 3 days are really necessary. That is unless, of course, you live on a boat and the weather has other plans for you!

So today we finally were able to sail around to the north part of the same island. And oh what a difference! The anchorage (Anaho Bay) is the best one yet - protected (no rolling boat), white sand beach, lots of coral to snorkel and a place to have a beer on the beach. This is the reward we were looking for in traveling 3700 miles across the vast Pacific. We can spend a few days here.