Raitea

We sailed around the top of Raitea on Monday in a nice 10-15 knots. We ended up anchoring on the NW side of the island just outside of the boat yard. The only reason for coming here was to get our propane tank filled. I took the tank in and it took until the next day to get it back. They gravity fill them and it takes awhile. We did manage to get into the town of Uteroa for groceries on Tuesday. There is little or no public transport here and getting around either means LONG walks (5 km each way), a bit of luck hitchhiking (strangely difficult here), or shelling out for a taxi. We got a taxi. There is a public dock at Uteroa but the wind and tide can make it rough on the boat and difficult to get out of. After the expedition to town, we had a Canada Day pancake breakfast on Tarun with the other two Canadian boats that were here, Toketie and Cats Paw IV. Tuesday night we went over to Cats Paw IV for a Canada Day party, and I was persuaded to take my guitar along. I been writing lyrics about our trip to the tune of "The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald" and I finally played it through. We also managed to mangle our way through a couple of Stan Rogers songs, all very Canadian. Yesterday was an off day, recovering, and sleeping. Today, Tahaa, and a fuel dock before we leave here for Bora-Bora.

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