Dateline, at anchor in the Bora Bora roadstead: the weather continues muddy - overcast with occasional rain squalls and wind. We haven't seen a blue sky the whole time we've been in the South Pacific. It is quite warm and humid, however. Here in the roadstead between Bora Bora and Motu Toopua the sea is millpond calm.
The ship is substantially empty today, apparently many went ashore despite the weather. Bora Bora is a tender port (no dock) so the Westerdam puts people ashore in her tenders (aka lifeboats). We are here two days and will leave tomorrow night to sail to another nearby island, probably Moorea.
It turns out when we were in Raiatea yesterday the island right across the channel from Uturoa harbor was Tahaa. We visited Tahaa off the good ship Paul Gauguin some years ago, and while there bought a delicious vanilla liqueur. I wish we'd looked for it in Raiatea, perhaps it will be available on Moorea.
