Having fun on Manihi

Hello All,
We have had a lot of fun the last few days. Steve and Trish took us out to the pass yesterday to go snorkeling. We took his dingy because it is about a mile from here and mine is just to slow. We caught it right when the tide was coming back in so we got dropped off on the ocean side and and drifted back into the Lagoon. It was like about a 1/4 of a mile from one end to the other. The coral and the fish were so colorful, it was fantastic. When we got back Steve and Trish invited me over for lunch and Trish offered to wash my clothes in her washing machine, she is a star. Tobias made some friends here on a few other boats so he hung out with them for the afternoon. Okay now for the breaking news. I took on an extra crew member. We met Delphine the other day, she was on another boat anchored by us. She needed a lift to Tahiti but the Skipper had changed his plans about his cruising route and wasn't heading to Tahiti for some time so she came over to visit with us and we hit it off. She moved on the boat yesterday and went right to work. She baked us banana bread from Moms recipe and it turned out awesome. She will be with us for about 3 weeks. Delphine and I took the dingy to town this morning and bought some baguettes and just walked around the little town. She is very nice and has sailed a lot in her life and she can speak french YAY! So the boat will be a little crowded for a few weeks but we will make due.
Tomorrow we will head up the atoll about 10 miles and anchor by what's called the blue lagoon. We were told it is world class snorkeling so it should be a good time.The wind came down 2 days ago so the lagoon looks like a mirror at night. This place, is so beautiful and the water so clear, it is like reading it out of a book. This is truly paradise.
That's all for now. I will talk to you all soon.


PEACE