We are having another fantastic day in paradise. Last night we relaxed at the resort and met the owner, an ex-patriot named Muk. He is a very interesting guy who came here in the 50's and has lived here ever since. He is one of those guys who has the gift of gab and the stories to use it.
He recommended a very nice restaurant that we all thoroughly enjoyed. I love having fresh shrimp, oysters, mussels, etc. The mahi-mahi is excellent here. Served with a nice garlic butter sauce....mmmmmm. For desert we had an open faced pear pie. All Very good. Richard and I played some cribbage before hitting the sack. Sarah was pretty tired and hit bed pretty soon after we got back.
Moorea is a beautiful island, and scuba diving from a boat has allowed us to see a fair amount of it. Yesterday we dove out of a shop located at the Hilton Mooread Lagoon resort. It is located on a peninsula between Cook's Bay (where our hotel is located) and Opunohu Bay. Today we dove out of a resort on the west side of Opunohu Bay called the Intercontinental Beachcomber.
Our first dive was off a little atoll just on the edge of the lagoon and northwest of the resort. The site, called the Tiki, is near a shark cleaning station. At this particular spot Grey Sharks come to have their teeth cleaned by small fish. These fish voluntarily swim into the sharks open mouth in order to get a few morsels that may be lodged in between the shark's teeth. It was was fascinating to have that view, and although we where a good distance away, I managed to get a couple of hazy photos (check out Facebook).
Our second dive was across Opunohu Bay to the east, not to far from where we dove yesterday. We descended on a small volcanic crater and then proceeded to take a tour of some coral canyons. We saw countless tropical fish during the dive, but on our return to the crater we stopped about ten minutes to check out some Clown Fish who viciously protect their patches of anemone. They are incredibly tough little guys for being so small. I was also able to get some nice photos of some Tiger Fish. Very cool.
Richard is off doing a dive inside the lagoon (a place where they take enthusiasts who do not yet have their certification) and Sarah and I are relaxing back the Bali Hai. Later we are going to catch some dinner at a nearby restaurant, and then probably hit the sack early again. I think the latest we have been up is 9:30p. It is just so relaxing.
Tomorrow Sarah and I have two more dives, and then in the afternoon we are all renting wave runners and taking a 2 hour lagoon tour.
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