The weather has been, well, spotty. The first day in Tahaa, it rained -- poured -- once during the day, and the rest of the day was partly cloudy but mostly sunny. Motu day salvaged reasonably well -- whew!

As we sailed out of Tahaa, the weather closed in and it poured for awhile. There's a bit of a sea swell from strong winds, so the captain decided to hustle the 40 miles across to Bora Bora to anchore for the night within the lagoon. Morning came and it was fully overcast and raining. Unfortunately, that meant all morninng tours were cancelled. That was expecially disappointing to us, as the tour we had been wanting to do since seeing it on our first PG cruise six years ago -- waverunners around the lagoon -- was lost. The weather cleared somewhat in the afternoon, so people were able to get out and do excursions or visit the motu.

As we left Bora Bora last night, the clouds closed in again, so our sail around the lagoon and out to sea at "sunset" was dark and cloudy. Today at sea has also been a mixed bag -- some brilliant sun, several short showers, and a bit of cloudy weather. They say the weather improves as we head north, so we're hoping to shed the clouds and rain as we move notheast at 15 miles and hour towards the Marquesas.

-- Eric

P.S. BJ, I'll send you a private message when I have a chance; we've been taking careful notes for you!