Incredible paddle boarding experience of our lives!

We are still in the incredible Toau atoll anchored in the southern end of the atoll. Wow, we love this place. There are a couple of other yachts here but some distance away. Also, all the locals seem to have gone away for Christmas so we have the place to ourselves.

Christmas day arrives and it is a perfect morning. Not a breath of air. The sea is so calm we can clearly see the reflection of the clouds in the water. It is going to be a perfect day.
It is early and the boys are still asleep but Claire is on deck watching the sun rise and putting out the presents.

As soon as the boys wake up, of course we have to open the presents.
As there is really only 2 shops out in these atolls, that we know of, the choice of presents is slim. We do however give gifts that each other needs. Often we make gifts and these have far more meaning.

Once the presents have been opened and we have had breakfast, we get ready for a day of adventure. The first plan is for the boys to go fishing whilst Claire and I go for a paddle-board. Then we will meet back at the boat and pack a picnic to take ashore.

With the plans made, Claire and I head of on the paddle-boards and the boys head ashore for their fishing.
We paddle in the calm waters, enjoying the clarity of the water. We can see the fish amongst the coral from our boards. No need to snorkel today.

The reef sharks follow us and are very inquisitive today. Not great being on an inflatable board with sharks swimming around you.
There are a lot of Nurse Sharks too. All asleep bar one. They are amazing to see.

We spot an amazing small island with a few palm trees and decide that this is the perfect place to plant Manfred our palm tree. Claire and I paddle back to Mokara to meet up with the boys for our lunch time bbq pick-nick.

We load up the dinghy and are equipped with everything we could possibly need.
As soon as we arrive, we hand the hammocks up and Dylan and Nathan make the fire.
We also make some more fishing lures.

At night Dylan and Shawn decide to head to the outer reef on one of the darkest nights that we have had in a long time. Their plan is to catch crayfish. We have been told by the locals that it is a good night to do this. Despite this they were both not too keen to head off into the darkness so they flip a coin and let the coin decide if they will go or not. The coin decides their fate and they set off into the darkness on the dinghy.
It was a good adventure but sadly they didn't see any crayfish. They did however see a nice eel.

We finally plant Manfred the coconut palm we were given by our friends on Yknot. The location looked perfect and it was a good excuse to spend the day on a small island all by ourselves.
With Manfred planted, we seek shelter out of the wind whilst the boys fly their kite. Of course they try and dive bomb each other whilst doing it.

Of course we do a trip to the outer reef side of the atoll to see what we can find that has washed up. Dylan finds a special clip for his speargun which he was planning on buying for himself the next time we were in Tahiti, so this is great for him.
The downside of this walk was seeing all the plastic that has washed up on the beach. Small and large pieces as well as a huge piece of rope and fishing nets. Very sad to see.

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