Waiting for Parts

While we were waiting for parts to arrive, both by Fed Ex and ship, we decided to sail to Mo'orea and enjoy the wait.

Unbeknownst to us, it was still raining over there. But this made for some incredible number of waterfalls, which we had not seen before.

Emma Louise in the foreground, having just returned from the Southern Austral islands.

We walked up the road to visit our friend Torea, a Tahitian (actually Mo'orean) and saw these other waterfalls as well.

He has a collection of things. This is a green shell, he says is delicious and a dried out Slipper Lobster.

He has several doggies and the youngest has now learned not to get in front of cars, poor broken leg baby!

Torea took us fish and snail hunting, but the first thing I saw when I got in the water was this white tipped shark (see the white tips on his dorsal and tail). I kept my eye on him, just in case.

Torea, with shell, knife and spear gun in hand.

He shows us how to open one of the big green shells.

This is a Pineapple Sea Cucumber. I guess because he has spikes like a Pineapple?!? The spikes are not sharp though.

A deep hole in the reef.

Schools of fish

Scissortail Sargents

Torea pulling in a fish he shot with his spear gun.

The view of D'Opunohu bay on Moorea.

Calypso in the foreground with Mount Tauhuapae behind.

The parts have arrived, but there is no wind, so we are motoring back to Tahiti. Glad it is only 12 miles between them!