The ship anchored in Opunohu Bay so when we went to deck 6 for breakfast we saw magnificent views of the bay and the high, steep mountains in the center of the island. I (Bo) booked a parasailing trip in the morning so we took at 10:30 tender to the pier where I was supposed to transfer to the parasailing boat together with 5 other people. When we got to the pier, it was pouring so they told us to wait until the rain stops. In about 30 minutes it cleared up and we took off in a small boat. Since Al didn’t want to parasail, he couldn’t go with us. There were 6 of us in the boat – two Oriental women, a woman from Canada, a young couple from Venezuela on their honeymoon and I. Since the Venezuelan guy was the only man, we elected him to be the guinea pig and go first. It was definitely the right thing to do. The two guys operating the boat had not yet figured out the wind directions so it was a bit rough. He took off OK and flew quite high, but the landing was a crash landing in the water. He was a good sport, though and said that it was totally OK and fun. I was the fourth one to go. They put me in the harness, strapped me to the parachute and off I went. The winds were good and I flew very high up above the bay. It was fantastic and quite peaceful. The winds blew me up and down a bit, but it was a pleasant sensation and not scary at all. The views were magnificent. The landing was also good – on the boat, not in the water. As soon as we got back to the pier, it started pouring again. We spent the afternoon on the ship – eating, drinking, learning the many ways to tie a pareo…
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