15 | Cruising Bora Bora and Taha’a in the Society Islands

We continued sailing westward through the Society Islands. In peaceful Taha’a we rode the tidal currents over a beautiful coral reef. A perfect crossing under full sail brought us to Bora Bora, where we swam with sharks and rays before climbing the central mountain to take in the spectacular views of the island and it’s barrier reef. As the days on our traveler’s visa became scarce, we checked out of French Polynesia and watched the weather for a big ocean passage, to the far end of the Pacific. Our boat Julia is a classic wooden sailboat, built in 1960 in British Columbia to the Ingrid design by William Atkin. She may be a vintage classic boat, but she is still a great blue water cruising vessel, out enjoying the world’s oceans. All music courtesy of 01_Among the Clouds by Helmut Schenker 02_Giants by Trevor Kowalski 03_From the Ashes of a Previous Life by Lama House 04_Tudor by Bonnie Grace 05_Ravelling by At The End Of Times, Nothing 06_The Far Traveller by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen 07_Shipwrecked by At The End Of Times, Nothing