More surfing, photos, etc
It goes without saying that Mark and Kurt started the day before sunrise at the surf break.
Of course, I spent most of the day finishing my photos and was satisfied that I got all of the pictures taken to date edited, labeled, PC sized and loaded onto a CD that will be mailed to Tim from San Diego within the next couple of days. Also included is the text version of the blog up to May 11. With his new job, he may not have time to load it all up but hopefully he can post a few of the pictures so you can see what I have tried to describe. I will continue working to post the rest when I can get another Internet connection.
We finished everything on the boat repair list and only await the sail to be complete.
New people arrive at the Marina every day replacing those who leave. It is interesting to see folks who we met at another island or another anchorage and have not seen for several weeks. "Did you go diving in Rangiroa? What did you see? Did you visit a pearl farm in Manihi? Did you buy any pearls? Do you know what happened to Ray and Peggy? We have not heard from them in weeks." These are the conversations that take place every day.
We celebrated our last night in Tahiti by opening the Bitter End when the sun was four fingers from the horizon and finished a little later than usual when the last yachties left around midnight. This may be the last marina we visit until we reach New Zealand and it was fun to re-visit the marina culture. I can see why some people choose to live on a boat at a marina even if they never take it out to sail. It is a friendly, open, hospitable and welcoming culture.
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