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Translucent Kayak and Foiling

Lagoon Explorer offered lagoon tours around Opunohu Bay in transparent kayaks.  The website and the idea sounded super cool.  Get a tour and explanation of cool sights seen through your see-through kayak.  We thought we would get explanations of sea life around the bay and or a chatter about Mo’orea.

Unfortunately, that is not what we got.  We were in deed situated in tub-shaped transparent kayaks.  But our tour guide never explained anything.  Little disappointing as we could have seen and done everything in our dinghy for free.  But we made the best of it.

Troy took one for the team and manned his own kayak.  Kimberly and I were in one and Cole and Cameron were in another.  We started out against the current and wind which made it challenging for Kimberly and I to keep up. 

On the way back we switched it up.  Cole went with Kimberly and Cameron came with me.  A lot easier and to be honest more fun :).

But we made it to the first stop – sting ray city. Our guide encouraged the rays to hang out by feeding them. Although he swears, he didn’t feed them.

Foiling For the First time

Our friends Ryan and Nicole on Kiapa Nui are huge kite boarders.  They recently acquired a new foil board and were trying it out while anchored near Sugar Shac.  They were kind enough to teach the boys how to foil!  You can check out Kiapa Nui’s YouTube channel “Adventures of Two Afloat.”

Cole was the first one to try it out.  He is a surfer and had a little advantage on balance.  But we had no idea he would pop up and immediately foil on his first try!  He was spectacular!

Cameron missed the training session, but received a quick overview from Cole.  He struggled a little more than Cole, but still managed to get up and foil after a few tries.  He had great air and speed and did an amazing job.  Check him out holding on with one hand!

In our next blog we visit Coco Beach on a remote Motu called Tiahura.  In our last blog we visited Te Mana O’ Te Moana a sea turtle sanctuary – check it out.

Events from this blog post occurred during the first week of August, 2021.  Our blog posts run 10-12 weeks behind our adventures.