1/47: Underway maintenance: replacing chafed lazy jack
2/47: Good sailing conditions from Rarotonga to Maria.
4/47: Searching for an anchoring spot off Maria after the wind has shifted.
5/47: Not far from Maria we caught this almost 2m-long wahoo.
6/47: A strainious day ends with a few hours of processing fish.
7/47: Southwesterly swell breaking on the outer reef just in front of the anchorage.
8/47: In such conditions a bridle that aligns the boat with the waves makes life more comfy.
9/47: Where is the anchor line going??
10/47: Swell and windwaves that are bent around the small island make it a rather bouncy anchorage.
12/47: ... but at least sunny.
13/47: Humback whales were hanging out around the island.
14/47: Sometimes they came almost too close...
17/47: In Maria we met the most curious brown boobies so far.
19/47: Taking the dinghy over the outer reef was somewhat exciting.
20/47: We were surfing this wave into the lagoon.
21/47: Our friends the boobies were right on our heels.
29/47: Maria has the biggest colony of masked boobies we have encountered so far.
31/47: This chick is getting flying lessons.
36/47: Dressed for the cool temperatures and splashy dinghy rides.
37/47: That's what Pacific Islands looked before the copra industry ruined them.
40/47: Tropic bird chick.
42/47: Frigate bird chick.
43/47: Bristle-thighed curlews were posing for the camera.
