Saturday 6 June 2009

5th June; Manihi, Tuamotus, French Polynesia

We had a nice lie in this morning before getting a baguette and some coconut bread from the baker who comes around the anchorage. Many boats left in the morning (Christine Anne, Sunchaser, Hokus Pokus anda few others) bound for Tahiti. We'll see them down the line somewhere I am sure.
We visited the sailmail station in the atol where a French man has bought a small island and runs the sailmail (email via the HF radio for yachts) station and is building a house for his family to retire into.
We then went for a swim and visited some of the other boats in the anchorage for a chat.
We had a beach BBQ last night with Whitehawk supplying huge amounts of fish that they had caught on the way over. It was a great night and nice to meet lots of new people (but all of whom are heading our way). Kate even ate raw Tuna (marinated in lime juice and ginger) ... very surprisingly she even asked for a second piece!!

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