Maupiti Photo Log

July 3-6, 2014

Maupiti is one of the few Society Islands west of Bora Bora. It is much more remote, so it is far less crowded and noisy.

Depart Bora Bora July 3 at 0537 – Arrive Maupiti at 1230

Logbook – July 3, 2014 (Bora Bora to Maupiti)

Passage Log Highlights

0528 Engines on
0537 Depart
0601 P engine off
0633 SB engine off. Genoa (port) + Genniker (SB)
1132 Engines onn
1230 Arrive Maupiti

Daily Notes

SB head exit macerator bolt broken. Boo. >:-(
Pass not too bad – max 2.5-3 kts current out. Narrow channel to town, but well-marked. 2 other boats here including another Lagoon 400.

Email to family and friends dated July 3, 2014

Subject: Maupiti

We dropped anchor near the village in Maupiti yesterday just after noon. It’s a refreshingly quiet place after the noise of Bora Bora. Noticeably absent are the numerous power boats speeding past you jostling you with their wakes. There are only 2 other sailboats here at anchor with them, and one of them is another Lagoon 400. So, yesterday afternoon as Alex and I were finishing up school, Tim and Brenden went over to say hi. They are a couple from France and this is their second time cruising the South Pacific and their second time at Maupiti, so they were able to give us the lay of the land. We think we are going to go for a hike today, but Tim seems to be getting sick (sore throat) so we’ll have to see how he feels when he gets up. The pass to get in was pretty easy after all the hype about how tricky it could be. There were probably 1.5 meter breaking waves against the reef, but nothing breaking at the pass entrance. A panga (they don’t call them those here, but Mexico is hard to shake…) came out of the pass and we were able to observe that the waves just inside the entrance were pretty small, and when they came out they waved us in and gave us the thumbs up. We had about 2.5 knots of current against us going in, but nothing Exodus can’t handle. The channel inside the lagoon leading to the town was pretty narrow, but very well marked, so it was no problem either.
Love and miss you all,
-D.

Logbook – July 4, 2014 (Maupiti)

Daily Notes

Amazing hike up to the top of the mountain
Met Carol & Livia from SV Estrelita. Friends w/ Fluenta.
Met David & Dajero SV Ka____ (?) – Lagoon 400 2012

I took a wrong turn during a run but ended up with this view. Not too bad.

We hiked up to the top of Maupiti and enjoyed some even better views

Logbook – July 5, 2014 (Maupiti)

Daily Notes

Nothing recorded

Just a couple of dogs playing on the sand bar

Email to family and friends dated July 5, 2014

Subject: Exodus – Amazing hike

Yesterday, we celebrated American Independence Day with a hike up to the top of the island of Maupiti. It was about the hardest hike we’ve done so far, but it was well worth it because the views were spectacular, especially the view over the smaller peak out towards the pass into the lagoon. The 2 other boats in the anchorage with us both came by to wish us “Happy American Day” and imagine our surprise when one of them tells us, “Fluenta says hi!” Such a small world. So, to all you Americans, Happy Belated American Day!
There’s one picture of the view from the top up on my blog (www.cruisingrunner.wordpress.com), but I’m still getting organized to get all the remaining Bora Bora and Maupiti pics up on facebook. I’ll need to get that done before we leave here, because I think after that we’ll be out of internet for awhile.
Love and miss you all,
-D.

Logbook – July 6, 2014 (Maupiti – move near the pass)

Passage Log Highlights