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Ensemble - Day 119 (Sunday 6 May 2012): Tahaa La Pirogue



Greetings from yacht Ensemble.

Yesterday we motor sailed around to the North East side of Tahaa, the island north of Raiatea and about 20 miles south east of Bora Bora.

The trip was interesting - we took the channel between the outer reef and the mainland - with good views of the coastal communities.

We'd originally planned to stop by the Relaix Chateaux resort for a snorkel and dinner - but the lady we spoke to made it clear we wouldn't be welcome ... "we are completely full and have no room for visitors for dinner". We subsequently found out they are at 16% occupancy and are in receivership... no wonder!

We instead took a mooring near the La Pirogue Hotel - a beautiful location and friendly staff. We were joined in the evening by Wind Dancer - and had sundowners and dinner together. The resort was small (only 9 bungalows) - but the food and drinks were both good and reasonable. They also had a couple of friendly rotweilers that would greet you at the dock with wagging tails and playful barks (at least that was the way we interpreted it).

The 'supermoon' made the journey back in the dinghy easy, and after a game or two of 'Uno' we were all asleep.

Today we plan an easy day here - maybe lunch at the other resort - and a snorkel.

Cheers

Dave

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