S/V L'ORIENT

The Bora Bora lagoon We had arrived in Bora Bora and taken a mooring ball (which we almost never do) because anchoring is almost universally prohibited here due both to coral preservation and the depth of the water. The mooring ball attendant drove up in his small power boat. The scene is just like you'd imagine it would be... a good looking, tan, French 20-something dude with Raybans, a relaxed super-cool affect, and, of course, a french hottie sitting next to him sporting that disinterested manner that only French women can pull off. He asked us how long we intended to be in Bora Bora and as we answered "at least 4 weeks" I was struck by how preposterous that is and how fortunate we are to have this life. Four weeks in Bora Bora, unless we decide to stay longer...........definitely didn't see this coming when we moved onto the boat in September of 2011 in Annapolis. In those days we were busy being mystified as to why any white garment getting Chesapeake "water...

Dropping in on our fish friends It probably challenges the imagination for many of our readers who have jobs, but we are BUSY, BUSY, BUSY. Doing what? First off, living on a boat is more complicated than having a house or condo; for starters, we need to maintain the boat so we don't sink, catch fire, or get blown into the rocks. That's a couple of hours per day. Nice sea turtle- we accidentally disturbed his nap Then there might be some recreation; none better than a visit to see our friends below (the fish). Scuba diving is one of our true pleasures and now with our very own dive compressor, we can dive anywhere. Well, almost anywhere.  We love the small fish Great coral (and a surprise eel) in Teahupoo Christmas trees of coral everywhere you look Diving off the dinghy is so much better than a dive boat Yesterday just before happy hour, about 50 small (and some not so small) sharks visited Cooks Bay and swam around near our boat for about an hour. We had courage enough to kaya...