We just weren't used to all that. We both had recently read "Mutiny on the Bounty" so we visited the home of British author, James Norman Hall. He was also quite an aviation and war hero and Chuck was impressed. We hiked around Point Venus where Captain Cook and the Bounty anchored and the missionaries brought Christianity to the natives. During our voyage to Tahiti we had passed the island purchased by Marlon Brando when he was making the "Bounty" film years ago.

After some provisioning, repairs and visiting with friends we decided to take off to the ismus location in this hour glass shaped island, Port Phaeton. It is more peaceful away from the foul water from the Pepeete airport and all the city traffic.We visited several anchorage locations passing inside the reef seeing the Tahiti Museum, Gauguin Museum, and, of course, The Tahiti Botanical Gardens. Lynn needs to visit plants everywhere we go.

While hitchhiking around the island we also visited several Grottos, caves that were carved from the volcanic rock and are with flowing, clear water. Swimming is no longer allowed. Darn!!! We love a dip in icewater!!!

On our way to the next island 10 miles away, Moorea, we participated in the Tourisme 2007 Tahiti to Moorea Race and placed 6th in 19 boats in a "non organized" start...meaning all sizes of boats started at the same time. Not the way races are done but fun anyway. CYAN performed so much faster than we ever expected passing several larger boats that were NOT pulling a dingy with a motor like we were! Our local guests were the vice mayer of Pepeete, Marcelle and his Daughter Teketea. Later, on the Moorea beach, Chuck represented us by rowing in a canoe race with locals and cruisers and won a nice $200 black pearl from a sponser. The other 2 are the ones we traded $9 of rum for in the Tuamotus.