6/1/22 – 6/25/22: Tahiti

With Samsara on the hard and repairs ongoing we rented a car and circumnavigated Tahiti Nui looking for a museum that was apparently closed and stopped off at the Vaipahi Gardens, which were a surprising delight.

Along the way we stopped at a few of the ancient Marae, the stacked stone, ceremonial/religious sights and stumbled onto some dancers practicing for the big Hieva competition coming up soon. They told us not to shoot any pictures so this clandestine video is not the best. It was really cool!

Once Samsara was back in the water we moved around to the NW side of the island in Taina Marina. It was beautiful with views of Moorea in the distance.

While side tied in the marina we got the parts in to repair the main roller furler (pictured is the damaged flange), installed a new tricolor light on the mast top, replaced the faulty bilge pump and changed out all of AGM house batteries for new Lithium Ion batteries. A little pricey but so much better!

Katie and I also had the time (while waiting for parts to arrive) to take an 8 day scuba re-certification class that included dives in the lagoon and outside the reef. Great fun!

One of our favorite restaurants we discovered close to the marina was the Blue Banana which offered good food, great service and amazing views!