Today was a perfect day for swimming and snorkelling. We had a tour booked with Patrick which was our 3rd tour with him. The best place to be when visiting Bora Bora is in the water as it is amazing…. warm, clear and a beautiful aqua blue colour and great for snorkelling. Patrick had other business to attend to so was meeting us for lunch on the island.
Our tour consisted of three outriggers with about 12 people in each all from our cruise ship.
We were lucky enough to score the front seat even though the weather was a bit changeable and it did rained briefly during the day.
We made 3 stops to swim with the White Tip Reef Sharks, Lemon Sharks and Manta Rays and at the last stop to snorkel in the coral gardens which was in much deeper water. The amount of different colourful fish was unbelievable!
After we finished swimming and snorkelling we headed to a private island where our lunch was being cooked. Our lunch consisted of slow cooked pig, breadfruit, chicken, fish, fruit and a variety of fresh Polynesian salads washed down with French Champagne.
Patrick was there to meet us and to do his fire dance before we left the island.
Once back on the boat Patrick serenaded us with his ukulele in his loin cloth… not bad scenery for us girls sitting up the front!
We arranged with Patrick to drop us at Bloody Mary's bar for the obligatory drink and the usual photo of the men's toilet before heading back to the dock area and continuing the search for the pearl that had to be bought…. and yes the pearl mission was successful even if it was 2 minutes before our curfew for the last tender!
Another great day in Bora Bora…. Four days at sea before Auckland, our next port.
Quick Facts:
Region: Bora Bora is a volcanic island in the South Pacific
Population: 8,927 (2007)
Climate: Average temperature 79 degrees
Language: French and Tahitian
Currency: French Pacific Franc (CFP)
Amazing cloud formations arriving into Bora Bora
Half cargo and half cruise ship
Up front in the "dress circle"
Ready to swim with the sharks and rays
A sting ray
Outrigger canoes
Over the water bungalows
Beautiful aqua water
One of the guides
A Moray Eel
A reef shark
Our lunch slow cooked in a pit in the ground
Peter with the pig's ear!
My yummy Polynesian lunch with french champagne
Our table for lunch
Not a bad view for lunch
Leaving our island for lunch
Being serenaded by Patrick as we motored to Bloody Mary's
Bloody Mary's
The men's toilet got a lot of visitors
Drinking at the bar
Down town in Bora Bora
Sunset and more unusual cloud formations
Star gazing and seeing the planets
No comments:
Post a Comment