After leaving the wonderful serene Marquesas, we traveled towards a big Atoll called Rangiroa. It is the 2nd largest atoll in the world, behind one in the Marshall Islands arrived in the am about breakfast time. After we anchored, some people went to a Pearl farm, some went scuba diving, and some went to a glass bottom boat tour. Since I am pretty sick of being tossed on the waves, I just wanted to get off the Aranui and go to the beach. Steve and I decided to go snorkeling.
When we leave the ship, we do so in large open barges. Today the seas were choppy with swells and it makes disembarking and returning kind of exciting. Three beefy Polynesians are at the ready and grab us and for me, lift me off the gangplank and deposit me inside the high sided barge. Once a person is on, it is a fun spectacle to see the fear on others, and the wobbles when they try and right themselves.
Once at the beach, we hit the water and putzed around looking for fish for awhile. The water was cooler than the Marquesas and also had some chop....... Tomorrow, we should be at Bora Bora and hopefully it will be better.
Right now, we are in some powerful swells and this freighter is rocking pretty steep. Our ice bucket just went flying across the room and I had to shove stuff in drawers and bring in all the shoes and clothes we left drying on the deck. The swimming pool is draining itself with every slosh.
This is going to be a loooooooooog night.
After having the ocean and islands to ourselves for 2 weeks.... we saw our first signs of tourism...a big ol cruise ship anchored by the Atoll. Even tho we are tourists, we dont want to see other tourists! Ha! Go figure
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