Tahiti
9th July - 22 July 19
Finally we can leave the Tuamotus. After 10 days on the buoys in anse Amyot, lovely as it is, we are ready to move on. The wind has decreased dramatically but the waves are still quite high and coming from the side so not really a nice motion. The day sail goes quickly and in beautiful sunshine for a change. No rain. The night however brings a bit more wind and the waves are vicious. Tahiti is in sight in the early hours of the morning. The lighthouse of point Venus looks tantalisingly close for the best part of 3 hours. There is no passe as such, only a belt of coral reef we have to avoid. We are finally tucked up in point Venus bay by 2am, with only 3 boats around us we feel quite comfortable there and a good night sleep in a flat anchorage with no wind definitely makes up for the topsy turvy passage.
Venus Point
9th- 11th July
Love waking up to a new view in the morning...and what a view this is... Towering steep mountains, green slopes, black beach, we can just about see the lighthouse peeking out of the casuarina trees. On the other side across the sea is Moorea, another stunning island. And it is sunny flat sea and no wind...what a treat. The beach is packed, it is holiday season and families are having a great time. We go to shore in the afternoon to stretch our legs. Point Venus is a very nice black sandy beach, lively with loads of families. It is also an historic site being the first place captain cook set foot on Tahiti to record the passage of Venus. There's mango trees everywhere, th road is lined with tables ladden with fruits in front of nearly every house. A quick foray further vinland brings us to a supermarket... Fresh stuff for dinner!
We only stay 2 nights in the bay, the wind is supposed to pick up in the next day or so and we want to be settled in Taina bay where we will be more sheltered.