We continue to hang out in Rangiroa. We hitched a ride into the village of Atuona a couple days ago...had a good walk around the town. We watched the surfers on the point, and one of the big cargo ships unload. They brought six forklifts off this boat!! Four aussie guys came off the boat and were searching for the ideal surf spot. Also two Americans unloaded their 12 surf boards for their three month holiday. Yeow. We caught a ride back to the quay with a nice couple from French Guinea.They were also here on their boat, and had been here for two years already! French boats are free to stay much longer than us foreigners, and they are everywhere here.
Sadly...we've continued to have high winds for the last couple of days. We're getting bored, sitting on the boat, waiting for a weather window to leave. Can you believe...bored in paradise!! Well, let me paint you a picture of paradise...the boat is super rolly with all the swell; the town is small, so you can only do so much exploring; snorkeling isn't good with clouds and rain; but...we aren't working. We've been watching movies (we can tell you that the DUDE in the Big Lebowski has the same shoes as John), and reading books (just finished Les Miserables). But...with all the cloud, we can't be on the computer too long, as we don't have a lot of solar power to recharge our batteries!!
By the way...I'm practicing my french. It's coming back...albeit, very slowly. And painfully, at times!
1 comments:
Similar view...fom my window in victoria I am looking at a huge ship that is filled with other people's boats...I think we counted 10 or so, from 30 -70' long each! We are still waiting for summer to arrive here on the island in BC and the wind off the ocean makes for COLD weather (15)brrr...we no likey! You may as well stay in paradise, I've been in shorts twice this year so far (booo). Hugs, Sooh
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