Day 105 Windy anchorage

Bloody Mary's
The night was rainy and we were all up several times to close the hatches each time the rain came and to open them again to get some needed ventilation whenever the rain stopped. Also, it was windy and each time we got up, we checked to see if we were still tied to the mooring. As a result, we did not get up until about 8 AM. Because it is one day from the summer solstice here in the Southern Hemisphere, the sun does not come up until after 7 even though we are North of the Tropic of Capricorn.
Liahona got a call from their friends on Manatee and they wanted us to accompany them South inside the lagoon to Bloody Mary's so we weighed anchor after breakfast and started South.
I needed to stop at the town of Viatape to visit the pharmacy and get my prescription filled so we pulled up to the town pier along the way. Viatape illustrates the character that Bora Bora has now become known for... tourists. This seems to be one of the major honeymoon destinations as well as a stopping point for cruise ships. This is the first place we have stopped where English seems to be the dominant language.
While we parked at the pier for quite a while as we took turns running to the store for "one more thing" a variety of people walked by including...
Twizzle - We had seen the motor vessel Twizzel sever times - the last was at Marina Taina in Tahiti. It is a sleek, very modern looking motor vessel that is large and imposing. A launch pulled up to the pier and let off a man in tan slacks and a black shirt with a Twizzle emblem. As he walked by we asked him about the boat.
Twizzel is owned by an English family. The boat is 186 feet long and has a crew of 13. When the family is not using it they allow it to be chartered to groups as large as 10 people. The cost per week - hang onto your hat - is a meager $250,000. We figured if we pooled our money and came up with $100 we could go on board for 4 minutes. Go figure.
"Can we take your picture" - Several groups of American tourists walked by and asked about the boat and about our trip. Most were fascinated and usually there was one man in the group who asked a lot of questions and admitted that he would love to take such a trip. One such group from Southern California asked us if we would pose on deck so they could take our picture. Go figure.
After an entertaining several hours we left the pier and motored South to the end of the island where the famous Bloody Mary's restaurant is located and set the anchor. At 6 o'clock we used the dinghy to very fancy restaurant dock to join Liahona, Manatee and Suzanne2 for dinner. At the entrance is a large wooden plaque naming the famous people who have visited the restaurant. I took a picture to show that Phil Jackson was here. Phil, if you are reading this, you should know you did not escape notice.
The restaurant has a sand floor and rustic tables although the staff speak un-accented English and it could easily be in San Jose except that 90% of the tables are filled with newly weds. The bloody marys were good as expected and the fish was all fresh.
By 9:30 we were back on the boat and ready to turn in.