rhythm we've become accustom to.. Cold fronts roll off Australia
every 10 day's generating a couple of days of tropical rains & strong
gales, before settling back into the warm sunny SE trade winds.... I
guess thing will begin to change again in early December when these
patterns become stronger & the trade wind begin to die away (returning
in early March 2010), thus allowing "even" warmer water to penetrate
into the south Pacific &...... thus generate cyclones (around 9 a
year)... Which is why we're taking a 3 month break to catch up with
friends & family in the US & Europe & taking a break from the elements
before committing to our next destination...
Which will be one of the following... Fiji to OZ & everything in
between.. before heading up to Thailand...Or back CA via Hawaii & then
heading down to Panama - west indies.... or even a business here in
FP.. really depends on a number of factors, which include, resolving
the problems I've been having with my London rental property, how the
economy is heading,it literally crashed in the US a week before our
departure from Mexico, also i read this morning about an english
couple in a similar sized yacht captured in the Seychelles, i guess
pirates are spreading there wings & targeting private sailing vessels,
now the navy's are taking care of commerce..
Sailing to Tetiaroa.. "17 degree latitude 149'35 longitude" the
atoll is the personal property of the actor Marlon Brando, who really
put Tahiti on the map with the movie "Mutiny on the Bounty" The atoll
is a ring of coral with several wooded motu's islets around them,
there isn't a Pass wide enough for "Apple" our yachts, so we anchored
about 100-ft from the outer reef, which was a bit ...Ummm, risky as
the large swell roll's in beneath us & crashes s against the 200ft
deep reef wall with such an impact, the after shock waves roll back-
out making the anchorage a little uncomfortable at best.... however
the weather forecast was good for a couple of days so we decided to
enjoy the complete isolation & natural bird sanctuary... the
following afternoon, after diving the outer reef we departed, just as
a charter boat appeared on the horizon, I guess Marlon's place is a
big tourist attraction. We're now sitting in Apooti Marina in Raiatea
which is about 2 days sailing away from Tetiaroa, simply getting our
laundry done & re stocking.. before heading back to Tahiti where i
have a meeting with a government official about setting up a location/
film commission.. just an idea...! as it amazing place live but i need
a project to keep my mind busy.. next destination is "Maupiti" then
we have a wedding to attend in Bora Bora!
