July 30, 2012
We went ashore and found quite a nice town. There was a small white sand beach and beautifully planted grounds around each house and structure. I found out that some of the hills were so dry because there had been a fire and the vegetation hadn’t yet grown back.
After a nice lunch and a long walk, we headed back to the boat. There wasn’t much in the way of sea life here, but we were firmly anchored in a nice sand bottom, and the water was clear and inviting to swim in. We did swim, and we cleaned the waterline and bottom of the boat. I thought it was a very enjoyable afternoon, and this place was growing on me. I wished we could relax and spend a couple of days here, but we needed to get to Raiatea soon and could only spend one night.
