0600 position 16-38S 151-29W. At anchor in 16', mud bottom, Haamene Bay
We had a fantastic dinner at the Tahaa Maitai on Tuesday evening. It was
great to visit with Chef Bruno and his staff again. We can't figure out
how by himself in the kitchen with a single person wait staff he can
produce such a varied and excellent menu in an eight table restaurant on
an island where it is difficult to obtain raw materials. The Tahaa Maitai
is a must visit for anybody cruising French Polynesia.
On Wednesday morning we met Susie and Julius from "Emerald Steel" ashore
for our hike to the ridge overlooking Haamene Bay. What an interesting
pair! Sixty five year old Julius escaped from Communist Czechoslovakia on
foot at the age of eighteen, made his way across Europe, emigrated to the
US, went into construction and then the restaurant business. Susie hit on
thirty-one year old Julius on her eighteenth birthday in San Diego, and
they have been together ever since. Yesterday was Susie's fifty second
birthday. They got into sailing shortly after they met and decided to
build their own boat. They built a thirty eight foot steel replica of
Joshua Slocum's "Spray", the first boat to be sailed single handed around
the world about 120 years ago. Susie did all the welding in constructing
Emerald Steel. They have lived aboard ever since she was built. This is
their second South Pacific cruise and we are planning to meet up in Hilo
in November. They will likely spend this winter in Kaneohe Bay.
Our reward for the two hour hike in the still and humid air of Haamene
Valley was poisson cru and Hinano at Mac China Snack Shop, and it was just
as good as we remembered.
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