We left Fakarava for more adventures. Carrie, Sophie and Robert on their way to a side trip to Bora Bora and David and the boys bringing the boat to Tahiti.
Crossing from the Tuamotus to Tahiti is 2 days at sea. We kept the main sail double reefed... which turned out to be a good decision when a big squall hit. Shorten sail early and head off when the boat speed gets too fast, kept things safe, even in 40 knot winds.
This is a shot of "Garmin" the chart plotter... surfing, Merry dolphin achieves boat speeds over 12 knots. We try to keep things powered down and speeds below 8 knots. Here we are with just a double reefed main.
We all toured Tahiti before the side trips begin... here is Robert chilling in a water fall.
Lush Tahiti
Sophie on a black sand beach.
Dingy ride to the wave at Teahoupou
The wave at Teahoupou... very powerful
I hope you guys had an adventurous day with the dolphin. I always wanted to keep a dolphin but that really is a difficult thing to manage.
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