Moorea, The Sequel

After rocking and rolling and dealing with TOO MANY BOATS in Papeete, we decided to formally clear out with immigration and leave for Moorea. Toketie did indeed arrive Tuesday and we had a good dinner with them last night. They will catch up with us as we move through the Society Islands. We left Tahiti via the main harbour this time and ended up having a great deep reach all the way to the reef entrance for Cooks Bay on Moorea. We anchored just about exactly where we were before. There are still very few boats here which is nice.
Papeete just got too weird with all the flotilla arriving from the Tuamotus. The VHF was non-stop and anchoring was a nightmare. Tuesday night I ended up on anchor watch all night because one of the boats beside us got too close. It turns out that they had their chain wrapped around some coral and did not bother to clear it. When the wind changed directions they did not swing and because of that they took up a lot of anchorage room. All boats need to swing together and when one doesn't, it really mucks it up for those around them. When all was said and done, we decided to leave. Formal clearance was a bit bureaucratic but pleasant. On the way over here today we kept a close watch out for whales. We had a couple of humpback's surface about 100 feet from us on Monday just outside the reef entrance to Cooks Bay when we left. Apparently, the Orcas come down around here by the end of June as well. Ahh, the life aquatic.

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