around Moorea

Cooks Bay on the island of Moorea is a beautiful bay surrounded by towering green mountains. It is also surrounded by the islands only road. And at dusk the cars roar by. Sheesh, I coulda stayed home and listened to traffic. After about 10:00 pm the traffic died and it was peaceful, albeit hot and sticky.


Up at the break of dawn…thanks to the stupid local roosters who started crowing at moonrise. We decided to continue around Moorea in a counterclockwise direction.

At the next bay (name here) we were dismayed to see a large cruise ship in port. Figuring that would mean more crowds, we continued on. The kite boarders at the northeast area were really interesting and colorful. Past the Club Med, we headed south down the west coast. We were scouting for and inlet to get inside the reef. As we were new to the area, we were hesitant to head in to a poorly marked pass.

We eventually found a well marked pass on the southeast side. As we sailed thru the pass and over the bar, it was pretty exciting. The towering (3600 ft) green clad spires caused the sun to disappear very quickly. With just a bit of daylight left, we sailed north, behind the reef up to (town name). Just past the island made famous by the “survivor” TV series. Dropped anchor in the clear blue water and settled in. No traffic, no city lights, nothing but the sound of the waves breaking outside the reef. Best sleep in years.