tahiti...

We are now in Tahiti, moored in the Harbour. The wind changed on the day we arrived (Monday), to Northwesterly, which also brought lots of rain. It's now Wednesday, and nice and sunny.
We took the cylinder head and heat exchanger to a testing place, so they can get tested under pressure, but we are pretty sure now that it is the heat exchanger. A chap at the Volvo service centre looked at it and said that one of the exhaust vents inside was clean, which meant water and oxygen had the effect of cleaning it.  We hadn't thought of that...learning again. Anyway, getting hold of one may be difficult and cost is around $3500.
We're off later today to go anchor somewhere, at least so we can swim etc. Zhenya says she will try and get here without a visa, and see if she can wing it with her Schengen visa instead, so if that works she will be here Friday and we can head off to Moorea or Bora Bora. She has been waiting for a visa for 2 weeks, and they have just said she can get it at the end of this month or take a slip of paper saying it will be issued then.
Off now to the local market, where hopefully I can get some avocados, which are huge here. If not, the chicken fajitas we are having tonight just won't be the same.