Still Blowing

Woke up this morning hoping the weather had changed in our favor, but there are still squalls out there passing our way, along with 15-20 kt. winds. We would be on our way today, but from the reports of other vessels out there on the high seas, the seas are huge (12-15 ft.) and would be knocking us around a bit.    Sooooooo, we wait for a while longer. 


Luckily we had a wonderful sunny window of time to snorkel in the pass yesterday with Bambi and Geoff from Alexis, while Mike and Jodi dove with their tanks. It was very fun being swept slowly by the incoming current while watching the colorful coral and fish go by. I am blown away by the intense orange, yellow, purple, shades of tan, and green coral of so many varieties abundant with nature' s amazing patterns and designs on tropical fish of all sizes. Even the parrot fish are each a different array of bright colors along with the huge clams embedded in the coral heads, each with their own vibrant spotted turquoise, purple, or deep blue inner bodies, attracting whatever food they need for survival. WOW!!!! It all makes me want to find a place in the Society Islands to get certified so I can stay down and just absorb this incredible underwater world of color and life. 


We floated with our trusty dinghy, Worm, all the way to Alexis, anchored on the east side of the pass, and we visited with them for a while before they pulled anchor and headed 6 miles north with Savannah for a more sheltered anchorage. It was very fun being with them again. We will spend today patching a few leaks we have found and changing the oil, and we intend to do some more exploring this afternoon on the motu we are anchored behind; on the outside there are waves which are not so inviting right now, given the crazy weather; another round of snorkeling is also on the schedule. Pray for mellow weather that will wisk us to Tahiti without worry......ahhhhhh!