31st May Manihi, Tuamotus, French Polynesia

We were going to go snorkelling in the pass this morning but the wind is really blowing (up to 35 knots) so we decided to wait for a less breezy day. Despite the wind the lagoon is still really protected and flat which is great. We went for a walk around the motu we are anchored behind. At the top end of the motu there is a resort that has been hot by a cyclone and abandoned. On the far side of the motu it looked really wild out at sea. On the way back to Newt we stopped to say hello to a new Dutch boat in the anchorage. In the afternoon i read my book whilst Jonny fixed the dinghy propellor - he hit some coral on the way back from the motu (i got us into the motu without hitting anything!!). Another boat arrived this afternoon so we went to say hello - Kirsty is Australian and Jeff is American (but have been living in Oz). They bought the boat in Mexico and are sailing it to Sydney. We decided to miss drinks on the beach tonight and have a dvd night instead.