Run to North & first stop

We watched from our balcony as the finally few people boarded just before the gangplank was pulled away at 11:30 PM. What stress these folks were clearly under as their plane must have been late. We then enjoyed seeing the boat undock & pull out to sea.

We cruised all night, arriving at our first destination 5 PM. They announced that the winds had reached 45 knots; combined with the boat speed of another 15 made it a wild ride. Kathy went around singing "what will we do with a drunken sailor . . " as everyone staggered about. We thoroughly enjoyed it with the wind and spray and all.

One of the cooks was cleaning a Moon fish (see photo) to be served this evening. Reading, napping, treadmill, eating, lectures, classes, walking, . . nice day at sea.

We've pulled in to the lagoon of Fakarava and will do two excursions tomorrow. The first stops are very remote--the town can be seen over our shoulders in the photo.










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Location:Fakarava, Tuamotus, French Polynesia