The second (and last) day (Sun) of the Pacific Puddle Jumps Tahiti-Moorea Sailing Rendezvous began with an outrigger canoe race. There were 26 teams of four cruisers and two Tahitians in each 6 person canoe, and four canoes faced off against each other in each heat until there was an overall winner. We didn't win our heat, but came in third, missing second place by a second or so. There were many activities you could choose from-weaving of baskets/bowls/headbands, or make your own flower headband or lei, or design and make your own pareu. After the outrigger races, a traditional Tahitian lunch was served. After lunch there was a rock lifting (strong-man) competition, as well as foot races and coconut husking sessions. An awards ceremony was held after everything finished up, and all participating boats received a beautifully engraved oyster shell momento of the Rendezvous. Traditional dancing closed out the entire program, and lots of pictures were taken. You can check out the pictures and happenings at www.latitude38.com, the main sponsor for this event. If any of you readers are thinking of coming this way, we'd highly recommend this Puddle Jump get together; we had a really good time, and think you will too!
This morning (Mon), we hiked to the Belvedere, a lookout between Cook's Bay and Opunohu Bay. We then took an additional extended hike to the Three Pines, which afforded a beautiful vista view of both bays (Mount Tohieva and Mount Mouaroa) as well. The wind is 20-25 knots outside the reef, although the gribs don't reflect it; it's supposed to lay down tomorrow….we'll see….
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