Day 85 Surf's up

Laundry day
Mark and Kurt tested the increasing surf while Andy and I headed for shore with the laundry. We used the "grape stomper" impeller in our washing machine and soon had clean clothes to hang around the boat. This is such an attractive sight.
We had a leisurely breakfast of french toast which when made from the local baguettes is a special treat. Remind me to make some when I get home.
Since the "big" surf does not arrive until Friday, Mark and especially Kurt want to remain here until at least Saturday. Huahine is reputed to have some of the best surfing in Polynesia so Andy and I are content to "hang out" until then. I write my blog, try unsuccessfully to post it, read and play cards when I am not cooking - another thing I enjoy. When the water is clear, I also love snorkeling and when we are at a new island I am also interested to hike on forest trails if they are available.
High cirrus clouds are overhead today. This is the sign of an approaching weather front.
At "four fingers" we were invited to have cocktails on board Kagou (a flightless bird from the Solomon Islands). This is an aluminum hull French boat with Guy and his son Pascal on board. Guy is in his early 60's and they own a chain of grocery stores near La Mans, France. Guy has been sailing for years and this is his fourth boat. Pascal is here for two weeks. Guy speaks almost no English although he understands quite a bit. Pascal's English is excellent. Guy smiles a lot and speaks in an animated fashion while Pascal translates. The conversations are quite delightful.
Also visiting were Pierre and Catherine from Tea (a word that means arrow in Marquisian). They are from Lausanne, Switzerland and Pierre had a business that sold machine parts. They have been 5 years at sea and are circumnavigating. After some conversation Pierre indicated that he had done business with SICPA and knew the Amon family. Like me, he had been to dinner at Maurice's home. That is two degrees of separation - a small world indeed.