It is departure day from Bora Bora. We set off on the next leg to Tonga via Suwarrow and Niue and expect to arrive in Tonga the end of May. Bora Bora is lovely and it would be so good to spend more time here but the trip goes on! We did get to see the island by doing a tour around the coast road on bicycles on Monday morning which was great fun and only one steep hill when everyone got off to push their bike up to the top before freewheeling down the other side.
Monday afternoon saw the dinghy race where there are no rules so there are all sorts of silliness and people swimming in the water hanging onto dinghies to hold them back and missiles and water pistols being fired! Pictures are on the World Cruising website.
Yesterday we had the Skippers briefing for the passage and this was quite detailed and included information about the stop overs at Suwarrow and Niue.
So final trip to the supermarket to get stocked up on baguettes this morning then make the dinghy secure by deflating and rolling away on deck then we are ready to leave.
There is only one way into Bora Bora through a pass in the coral so all boats enter and leave using the same channel. Just hope it is not too busy with boats coming into the lagoon when the time comes for us all to leave at 12 noon local time (10pm UTC).
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