Submitted by Lois Crandell:Moment of Bliss at a Mystical Motu on a Passage to Bora BoraWe had chartered a NautiTech 39 Catamaran out of Raiatea with a group of dear friends. Sailing the Society Islands from Raiatea to Tahaa to Bora Bora and back we had many magical moments. Often, after an especially fun time or another fabulous view, a crew member would shout, "This is as good as it gets!" But the moment of bliss occurred for me as we were anchored one evening at dusk off two small, uninhabited motus that we named "Chicken Motu" (because of its' wild chickens) and "Photo Motu" (because of the two rolls of film we used up there.) As we motored near the motus, we could see the well-known peaks of Bora Bora, grey in the distance, but after we had anchored, the motu blocked our view. We took the dinghy to the closest motu, wading to the second motu, our cameras held high, as dusk came upon us.
But then nature refused to give up the show. The sky turned
a lavender-mauve, then bright streaks of yellows and oranges lit
up the once-monochromatic scene, bright and radiant as a bridegroom
going to his wedding! The drama unfolded for yet another
hour--the longest moment of bliss I can recall--while
we went back to our anchored CAT and began our cocktail hour and toasted
to THE NATURE LIGHT SHOW.
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