[JMJ]

Just returned 3 weeks ago from our 2nd trip to French Polynesia. We chartered with Moorings for 2 weeks this trip and was much more relaxing than even a 10 day trip. We also spent a lot more time sailing within the lagoons as the Moorings suggested, particularly the lagon circling Tahaa and most of Raiatea. Did the usual trip to Bora Bora but noticed lots of new hotels, some of which blocked the nice scenery. We still like Huahine the best and spent four days in that area before coming back to Raiatea. This time we chose the "easy on the cook" provisioning but found that it was too little food so we ended up shopping a good bit. Next time we''ll stick with split-provisioning. We like the month of July because that''s when the Polynesians celebrate to coincide with the French Bastille Day celebrations. Lots of music, traditional dancing, canoe races, etc. to watch. We saw that Sunsail has finally opened a base there and we might check them out next time. We''ve always had good service from them also. Don''t worry about the open water sailing. No big deal if you pay attention to the weather. Have a great trip.