We sailed to the atoll Ahe and anchored in a lagoon within the lagoon for 8 days of rain and Maraamu (the howling winter winds of French Polynesia). We hunkered down in the boat playing backgammon and working on boat projects. Our friend Jason who we met in Panama and has been sailing with us for awhile was the only other boat at Ahe. The sun shone on our final day and we spent the afternoon in the village on the atoll which has fewer than 200 people.