MAGICAL MOOREA (and its superfriendly Sting Rays) | Tranquilo Sailing Around the World | Ep. 95

Alright, we're off to Morea. You can just see it on the horizon. Morea looks just spectacular. There's Apanohu. We're about to jibe and head across. Okay, it's clear. Jibing. There's so much wind, I mean... Five scope, so it's good. It's so funny, we'd only just dropped anchor when our mates Peli Zeno here pull up in the dinghy with the wakeboard and they've invited Aidan to go. It's his first time, so very exciting. I guess that's what you get from an Olympic sailor. Pete. And Zenon, his son, I'm sure he's going to be a world champion in something, I don't know which sport but he's good at lots of sport. And he's got this real real can-do attitude like his dad. Waiting eight days for this since we've been in marinas. Can't get in. So good. How good is that? This well may be the best anchorage in the world. Apart from the setting, it's all sand, so you don't have to worry about the bombings, you don't have to have any concerns about corals snagging your anchor or your chain. This water is so beautiful, you can actually drink it. Don't try that one. It's just an amazing spot. People say you either love Moreo or Bora Bora. I don't get to love Moreo. We haven't been to Bora Bora yet. We can love them both, Phil. Unfortunately, Phil and Zenon are leaving us tonight. They're heading up to Raiatea, northwest of here. It's about a 90 nautical mile trip, so it's perfect for an overnighter. We might just catch them in Bora Bora in a few weeks. The good news is, La Segal is coming through. They've had a few things they need to sort out in Papeete, but they're now coming through the channel now. No, not that bad. Next time, I've got to remember you've got to check the depth, because I was this close to the bottom. Pity of cats, they don't need much rough. Okay, Lucy and I have a mission. We're going to christen Lucy's new freediving fins by rescuing Tor's bucket, which is in 10 meters at the back of Kia, the back of their boat. You realise that the story with the bucket, that's all bullshit. I haven't been here for two weeks. Very smart. I like it. Don't ever trust a Norwegian. They say the French are smooth. Forget it. Beautiful stingray right under you. Right in the back, and slowly up. Namaste. Hello Tiki's. We're coming for you soon. Very graceful ladies. Very graceful. Steady, go. Beautiful. Oh yeah. We're having a ripper of a time in Opanohu, snorkelling, diving off boats, hiking, hanging out with the other boats. We're going to head up off one of the resorts. We're going to feed some sharks up there. Then we need to find an underwater tiki that's reportedly around here, and then Elle and I want to go and dive off the wall out that way on the edge of the reef to find the lemon sharks. A bit too exciting. Yeah, they scare me more than sharks They gave me a kiss. They do love me. Cyclists, farmland. Yeah, we're definitely in France. Okay, to me this looks like northern rivers, which is northern New South Wales before Queensland and Australia, where my mum's family were dairy farmers, so it's got these flat areas, very green, lots of water, and then it's volcanic, so not quite as spectacular as this, but these kind of mountains, cows, horses, same sort of thing. But I didn't expect this here. This commemorates James Cook's three voyages across the Pacific. He landed in Opinohu Bay in 1777. Well, that's it. Goodbye Opinohu. It's been a fantastic few days. We're going to sit by Cook. It's supposed to be beautiful, just have a look. And then we're off to Taha, just north of Wairarita. There's a coral garden we want to check out. I loved our time there in Opinohu Bay. It was basically the commune that our friends and I have been talking about for years. But the benefit is, so Lassie Gale, the only cat, they were the party boat. They were the place, the communal area where you have dinner, kids hang out, lots of toys, paddle boards, kites, whatever. And every good commune, like communally owned land, has a party place and a hang out place. The beauty here is we each have our separate boats and whenever we need to, we leave. So we're leaving ahead of all the others and then we'll catch up and do the whole thing again. Somewhere like Bora Bora. If you like this video, please click like below and subscribe to follow our adventures.