Day 71 More chores

Surfers are denied
The swells (long waves) we encountered crossing from Mo'orea were now crashing on the reef a half mile from the Marina. Looking at them through the binoculars from the boat made our surfer's mouths water so Kurt and Mark left early with their board in the dingy.
To my surprise, they returned a half hour later having been denied by the force of the waves. These "double overhead" waves (twice as high as a person) were crashing directly onto the dry reef (no water on the reef) so that anyone surfing would be slammed onto the coral. While the wave looked great through the binoculars. it was not rideable.
Without the distraction of the surf the day was spent doing some essential chores. Andy and Kurt removed the mainsail as we had detected a small rip and the sail would need to be sent out to a sail-maker for repair. Mark and Kurt got the generator running for the first time since our first day of sailing in Mexico.
At the end of the pier, there was a building that had been a restaurant. It is currently under renovation and has stacks of tables and chairs piled outside. We asked if we could borrow a few and with our colorful beach umbrella, we set up a dock site that would later get enhanced with a barbecue and get named the "Bitter End". (The nautical term bitter end refers to the end of a rope but seemed appropriate for the end of the dock as well).
Across from us was a 36 foot boat with a woman who was "single handing" back to England. She had started the trip two years before with her husband but he passed away while they were in the Caribbean and she decided to carry on. Quite remarkable.
Several other boats nearby had English speakers (Americans, British, Australian and New Zealand) so by dinner time, we had assembled about 15 "yachties" for a pot luck dinner. For the next few nights, the Bitter End hosted a new array of about the same number of people. This was a fun way to meet new people, compare notes on our crossings and on the places we had seen and to pick up some hints on fishing.