Getting up close and personal with a Sting Ray!

In this episode Dylan gets his first love bite - from a stingray!

We also enjoy a short sail from Tahiti to Moorea. Initially there was no wind but thankfully we finally saw some on the water and made our way into the zone to enjoy a great sail.
Boat speed varied from 6 - 8 knots and with flat water it was quite something.

As we approached Moorea we spotted whales and had to slow down Mokara and approach cautiously. You need to keep at least 100 meters away from them. They disappeared into the depths so we motored on again finally stopping and turning off the engines. We have lunch and wait in the hope that the whales surface again. We drift slowly and enjoy the experience.

Afteer a while we make our way into the anchorage and are surprised by lots of dolphins slowly swimming nearby. Dylan can't resist. and he jumps into the water in the hope that he gets to swim with them. He gets pretty close and as you can see and hear by their sounds underwater, they were quite active.

As the water- pump dies on us, I decide to hitch a ride to the ferry terminal and take a passenger ferry to replace the pump. The locals are great and I get lifts both ways in no time at all. Sadly though, it was a public holiday in Tahiti so all the shops were closed. Grrrrr.

We also enjoy an incredible hike in Moorea. Some of the group carry on to the peak but we head back down to the boat as the heat was incredible.

We had heard about the stingrays in Moorea so we organised a trip with our friends, Brightstar, to take a look for ourselves.
As you can see in the video, we weren't disappointed. I hope you like stingrays and reef sharks as there is a lot of footage.

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