Baie D’Opunohu, Moorea Photo Log

June 11-17, 2014

Tahiti gets all the airplay, but its little sister Moorea, just 15 Nmi, away was much more of a highlight for us. OK, to be fair, the only place we went in Tahiti was Papeete, so I suppose that’s like judging California based solely on Los Angeles. We wanted to show Andrew a little more of what cruising is like, so we chose Moorea instead of staying in Papeete. We snorkeled, crashed hotel pools, swam with sting rays, hiked up to a lookout, and rented a car a drove around the island. OK, maybe we didn’t really show Andrew what cruising is like, since we weren’t doing any boat projects, but hopefully we gave him a good vacation.

Logbook – June 11, 2014 (Papeete to Moorea)

Passage Log Highlights

1021 Engines on
1030 Depart
1430 Arrive Baie d’Opunohu

Daily Notes

Swapped propane (not quite empty)
“Navigated” the dinghy through the coral to the Hilton in search of The Kings game. No luck, but we got good internet.

Relaxing on the net before leaving Papeete

Depart Papeete June 11 at 1030 – Arrive Moorea at 1430

The view of Moorea as we were leaving Papeete harbor

Anchored inside the reef near the mouth of Baie d’Opunohu

We went searching for the Kings game, but we found internet at The Hilton

Taking an internet break to shoot some pool

The coral strewn path from Exodus to The Hilton

Logbook – June 12, 2014 (Moorea)

Daily Notes

Crappy snorkeling
Football & soccer on the beach
French bread pizza

A little snorkeling excursion with Andrew

There is a public beach near where we are anchored, and the boys played a little soccer and football

Logbook – June 13, 2014 (Moorea)

Daily Notes

Rays & sharks
Intercontinental pool
KINGS WIN!!

The boys all went swimming with stingrays, and they are used to being fed by the tour boats, so when you jump in, they come over to see what you have. They quickly lose interest in you if you don’t have treats.

Hanging out by the pool at the Intercontinental Hotel

Logbook – June 14, 2014 (Moorea)

Daily Notes

Moved anchor locations – inside the bay
Soft mud – dragged before digging in
Hike (walk along a road) up to the “Belvedere” view of both bays
Stop for juice & sorbet along the way
LC arrived – lobster potluck

We went for hike about 5 km up to a lookout over both Cook’s Bay and Opunonu (where Exodus was anchored). We stopped at this bridge to contemplate whether it would be a good place to play Pooh Sticks.

Andrew was rockin the Justin Timberlake (now we know where Brenden gets his “fabulous” from)

There are roosters and chickens running around on every tropical island it seems, but this one was particularly aggressive once Brenden started feeding him breadcrumbs

A view toward the mouth of Opunohu bay from deep within

Email to family and friends dated June 14, 2014

Subject: Sting Rays and Sharks!

Yesterday the boys swam with sting rays and sharks. Photos are uploading to facebook even as I type this. Oh yeah, and some small insignificant thing happened yesterday too, like… KINGS WON THE STANLEY CUP!!!! We actually found a place to watch it, but then when it went into overtime we had to leave, because it gets dark here pretty early and we had to drive back in the dinghy along a narrow unlit channel (no fun in the dark). Luckily, when we got back to the boat the internet actually worked for once, and we were able to listen to the audio feed live. I think the entire anchorage must have heard us screaming when Martinez scored!
Anyway, we are having a blast with Andrew here and wish he could stay longer.
Love and miss you all.
-D.

Logbook – June 15, 2014 (Moorea)

Daily Notes

Rented a car – drive around the island
Paddle boarding, craps

Exodus (and Lady Carolina) at anchor in Opunohu with a couple other boats

We rented a car and drove around the island. To be honest, there wasn’t much to see, but we made a quick stop at Tiki Village Theater

A view of Ahi Islet with Tahiti in the background

Logbook – June 16, 2014 (Moorea)

Daily Notes

Bye Andrew 😦
Back to school 1/2 day
Drinks w/ Ele & LC on Exodus – impromptu move to Ele for “The World’s Best Bloody Marys” and hot dogs

Sunset dinghy ride out to Eleutheria for the world’s best Bloody Marys. That speck in the distance is Lewis and Alyssa in their dinghy.

So, I took my camera to Eleutheria to take pictures of us hanging out, but the only photos I snapped were of these creatures the guys pulled out of the water

Email to family and friends dated June 16, 2014

Subject: Still in Moorea

Andrew left this morning, so this is one sad momma. It was supposed to be back to school today, but Lady Carolina went to swim with the sting rays, so OF COURSE Alex and Brenden had to do it again to. We will likely leave Moorea tomorrow to head to Huahine, but we’ll see how today unfolds.
Love and miss you all,
-D.

Logbook – June 17, 2014 (Moorea)

Daily Notes

Rain, rain, rain!
Moved back up by the Hilton

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