Bora Bora to Moorea

Sting Ray Encounter

Feeding the sting rays

Approaching the anchorage at Moorea

Day 2 of our stay in Bora Bora consisted of shopping in Vaitape and then going to a motu for a beach break in the afternoon.  This shore excursion returned to the ship just before departure giving us just time to get cleaned up before we hosted a “sail away” party in our cabin as we headed out of the anchorage to Moorea.  Moorea is not far, so the ship only travelled at about 11 knots all night.

The Westerdam entered Opunohu Bay in Moorea shortly after 0600 and the tenders began running to shore before 0700.  While we were anchoring we noticed a Nordhavn 55 anchored close by, and it turned out to be “Skie”.  We last saw Skie in Sitka during our 2010 voyage north and knew they were somewhere in French Polynesia.  We could not contact them directly, but sent a note via one of the tour guides who lives on his boat anchored nearby.  In the morning we had another 4X4 Land Rover tour of the island, up steep roads, through pineapple plantations and to incredible viewpoints in the morning.  In the afternoon Patrick went on a snorkeling expedition which included feeding manta rays, seeing lemon sharks and lots of fish. The texture of the skin was unbelievably soft, almost silky.   The Westerdam raised anchor at 1800 and headed the short 30 nautical mile distance to Papeete, Tahiti, where we expect to dock by 2100.

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