Jambochronicles: June 2013

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Day 10 (Thu) - Headin home from Tahiti

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Packed up early to head back. Looked around in the daylight to see where we really ended up from the long day before...

--> Sailed back to base at Dream Yacht Charters

After taking 1 more jump in the ocean at the marina, we had some of our friends fill the boat with gas and perform the final dock of the Albinoni at the base!

--> Moored the Cat one last time at the Raiatea Yacht Club -- Home Base

Spent the day at the Hawaiki Nui hotel

Link to map of our hotel at Hawaiki Nui

-- Swam in the pool

-- Took nice warm showers!!!!!!

-- Ate an "awesome" 3 cheese (we think) pizza

Flew out of Raiatea around 4:30 to head to Huahine, and then Papeete

Flew from Papeete to LAX and then back to Sac/Austin

-- Beat Bruce back home on Friday afternoon:-)

!!!!THANX

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It was a completely awesome trip!!!!!

Things I will miss:

French bread by the Meter
SNORKELING...
Pump toilets
Lighting the BBQ
Quick Showers
Monopoly Money
Reading French
Bloody Mary's (every other day)
Muppet Music
Aromatic backpacks
DAILY SEARCH FOR WWII GUNS

Things Cary will miss:

Getting rocked to sleep at night
Southern Hemisphere stars
Daily Sunscreen ritual
Provisioning the boat

Things Bruce will miss:

Exploring run-down Bungalows
Running through the airport
Helping Jim Blog
Steak & Fritas Hoagies
Getting to hang with the Baumgartner's

Things Dorrie will miss:

Feeding the dogs
Hiking in water shoes
The dinghy
The Roosters
Blow-drying her hair

Things Kyle will miss:

Diving (Flippers up)
Jumping from the Bimini over the Dinghy
Late night card games
Raising the Halyard
The 80 degree weather (It's 100+ at home:()

Things Chels will miss:

Barefoot hikes through the jungle
Phase 10 at night
Looking for Wifi
Bob Seger
The Cars
Huey Lewis
Boston
...

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Day 9 (Wed) - Tupai

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

--> Sailed from Bora around Tupai to Tahaa -- Headin towards the base...

Back at sea again today...

Shoveling sand by hand (good winter job in Bora).

Raising the sails.

Rough water in the open seas which was way cool (at least for the passengers)! Made for a wet ride on the trampoline

Headin to Tupai:

Sailed with the dolphins at Tupai...

Link to map where we Sailed with the Dolphins near Tupai...

Saw through the passe's to the inner island of Tupai -- gorgeous lagoon...

Rode the wind back past Bora in the direction of Tahaa. After some long tacking, we motored into Tahaa (many zzzzzzzz's were taken on this trip)...

Arrived after dark at Tahaa. Challenging using the GPS, markers, and our memory of the passe to get back into the lagoon. Once inside, we had further challenges with some of the markers no longer being lit. With Cary's GPS tracking and many scouts on the front of the boat, we arrived at an excellent anchorage!!!

Loooonnnngggg day sailing/motoring (56+++ miles). Wore the Captain out, he needs to be rebooted...

RunKeeper map of our Trek from Bora to Tupai to Tahaa...

--> Anchored on the Southeast side of Tahaa, North of the airport with the help of the "invisible" markers