We did an overnight sail from Moorea to Huahine which was about 87 miles. We wanted to leave Moorea before higher winds were supposed to fill in on the next day. It worked out perfect but now we have really gusty winds that are going to be here a few days. It's best to stay put in this beautiful slice of paradise until they subside a little.

The anchorage is one of the better ones we have been at with a hotel that we can use for happy hour, dinghy dock, food, car rental, and happy hour. Then there there is a shop or two and a place or two to eat at down the street. Did I mention the hotel has a Happy Hour?


Huahine is not very well known but that helps keep it off the beaten path. It does not have as much tourism or high end resorts that we saw in Moorea but that makes it a nice island. It's a place to come to if you want more of a low key vacation without the hoards of tourists and touristy prices. There is a little town (called Fare) that has a few restaurants, gift shops and other necessities.

The water is so clear and the island is extremely clean and friendly. People yell from their cars as they pass by the Polynesian greeting of 'Ia ora na!

This island is actually composed of two islands inside one barrier reef and we are anchored at the south island which is a few kilometers away from Fare, the main town.

We had a lot of fun exploring this island on our scooters. We went around the entire island and everywhere we turned, it was beautiful

A few days ago, we saw that our friends whom we met in El Salvador were on their way here. It's always fun running into cruiser friends, comparing notes on our trip and then having fun on land together. Running into cruiser friends was common cruising around Mexico but not in French Polynesia so that makes it even more enjoyable.

We went with Eddie and Terese to a dinner buffet and Polynesian show at the hotel in our anchorage. The buffet was excellent and we all stuffed ourselves! After that, the show started which we could tell was a local group of ordinary islanders and they were having fun too. They even got some of the audience up to dance which was amusing.


The following day we rented a car together and toured the island where we happened to come across a fair/competition that was all about yams. Yes, yams. These are not like any yam I have ever seen in a supermarket they were HUGE! These farmers were competing to see who had the heaviest yam in each of the 9 varieties there. Apparently, yams are very important culturally because this food is versatile and can last several days that were necessary for the Polynesian inter-island ocean voyages. We don't have any yams with us but maybe we should. We could go around the world on a single yam.



Our next stop will be Ta'haa Island which is about 30 miles so we plan to do a day sail there when the winds (and seas) subside a little.