We had to do so much stuff to do this morning that we ran out of time for leaving today, so we are leaving the anchorage around 3:30 tomorrow AM so we can make it to Cooks Bay by the eclipse, around 8:20 or so. We need a whole new rollerfurling system on our staysail which, if ordered this next week, should be in after two weeks (with fingers and toes crossed). It was an old, outdated furler, and the bearings gave out after we used it to heave-to last week. It will cost a lot, and we will have to wait for it to come to Tahiti from Australia.
We will stay in Moorea for about a week and then head back here to see how things are going. After that, we hope to cruise the West and South side of Tahiti before work gets done here. We really hope that it will all happen before Aug 1. This afternoon I may try to find Paula and Tom if I am motivated; the airport is not too far away, and they are staying at the Airport Hotel.
It is now about 9:00 PM and we have just taken a very expensive taxi ride back here after being with Paula and Tom this evening. We hitch-hiked to the airport because public transportation is so poor; we sat and waited for the bus for about a half hour and finally started hitching. Got a ride to the airport and surprised them with leis; they were stoked! Luckily they had no customs problems with our extra stuff. We caught a ride downtown and had a bite to eat and walked around a bit. It was very fun seeing them both, and we really look forward to the next few days with them in Moorea. We will watch the eclipse, and then take off for the island. I tried to send the first part of this message earlier but couldn't get out; hope it's good now. Love, S.
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