Life at Marina Taina Anchorage

The Marina Taina anchorage always has something going on. Sometimes it is an event and sometimes it is just weather or a sunset.

On May 9 & 10 we were stuck on the boat with high winds from the South. This anchorage almost never has winds from this direction, but we got them for those two days. The long fetch created waves and whitecaps making it look much more windy than it really was.

We watched one of our neighbor's boats flying up on the waves.

There were many boats behind us and lucky lots of room between us and shore.

It was Mr. Toad's wild ride. We sure were thankful when we could get to shore and walk around!

The sunsets always make up for what ever bad weather we had before.

These 4 guys were practicing in their 6 man Va'a in the setting sun.

On Mother's day in the USA, we had a big paddle race go by the boat, but this time it was not va'as, it was lay-down and stand up paddle boarders.

The guy in the red is in the lead, so I assume they gave the lay down guys a head start!

The guys on stand up boards were catching them fast.

The race was obviously sponsored by Suzuki, because all of the support boats were flying their flag.

They went down around the green channel marker and back to where they came from. That is the same mark I often paddle to in the mornings.

This sunset, had to be one of the most dramatic I have seen.

So lovely!

Our friends on Silent Sun, Jess and Chris, had to be gone from their boat all day, so they asked me to puppy dog sit with Martini. I was thrilled, as I still miss Sophie so much. Martini took right to Avatar checking it all out and doing all the same things Sophie used to do. Like, sit in my seat!

And poke his head into a port hole to see what is going on down below.

Finally he just chilled out in the shade of the side deck.

Mr. Martini, you are one handsome hairy man! Thanks for visiting!

The high clouds at sunset, looked to me, like a bird flying for the horizon.

An orange sky over Mo'orea.

Now I see a crazy man, waving his arms about, like he is mad that the sun has gone over the horizon.

The intensity of the sunset just kept getting better and better!

The boats in the anchorage in the waning light with an almost purple sky.

Then the water starts turning the same color as the sky. In Mexico this was called a Bermejo sunset. But I guess it does not matter where you are Bermejo can be anywhere!

Even in French Polynesia.