Sailing Cruise Day 2 - Choppy Seas

Today we set sail from Taha’a to Bora Bora. In order to get there we had to cross a bit of open ocean for approximately 3h. As soon as we left the calm waters of Tahaa’s northern reef through the ship passage we see some big swells coming towards us. It’s incredible to see how the reefs shield the islands from the enormous power of the ocean. They act as barriers where the waves are continuously crashing but almost every time failing to get past into the shallow waters. This natural occurrence causes most beaches along the islands to be fairly calm as all the surf action is happening much further away. Even if it’s kilometers away, you can still hear the roaring of the crashing waves if the wind is blowing into the right direction.

As we sail past the shielding reef the sea shows us that we are (again) in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Waves hit our catamaran from different angles and the ride is choppy for most of the time. After 30 minutes of up and down movements we start to miss the calm, shallow waters already. But Bora Bora is in sight the whole time and it helps to see your destination getting bigger and bigger on the horizon. We once again learn that sitting down or laying flat on your back can help against nausea. It prevents you however also from getting whatever you need out of your cabin (if you don’t want to risk throwing up on the way). 😂

Luckily the waves had mercy on us and we reached paradise island Bora Bora at 11:15 am through the western passage south of Motu Ahuna. The sky immediately clears its clouds and we anchor in perfect sunshine weather a bit further south in shallow waters near Motu Tapu.

Ranihai serves us incredibly delicious marinated fresh fish with rice and garlic.
We spend the afternoon enjoying the beautiful reef snorkeling, kayaking and taking pictures. Time flies and everyone is having a good time together. After a couple of drinks language barriers fade away.

At 15:30 we head clockwise around the island to our anchor spot for the night which we reach at 17:00. The Czechs open a bottle of Rum and we enjoy the sunset together. At 19:00 our Chef Ranihai serves us another restaurant like dish. Chicken-Champignons-Tagliatelle are on the menu. God are we blessed and sunburned!!

The Czechs invite us to a round of a card game before we go to bed. What a wonderful day!!Read more