After breakfast in the Waves Grill we were down in the Marina Theatre at 7:30 am to catch a tender. It occurred to me that I have used the theatre more times to catch a tender than actually to watch the entertainment!
Once ashore, we found Arii from Moahi Nui and he directed us to Vai. We waited with our friends M & P from Cambridge (the Canadian one) as they were waiting for an ATV tour combined with snorkelling, whereas we were repeating our day yesterday but adding in a picnic on the private motu. Both yours were offered by Moahi Nui at a more reasonable price than the ships excursions.
This time we had 12 people in our boat with Teddy as the Captain and Vai as the tour guide. Vai was born in Bora Bora but raised in California so she spoke perfect English.
We saw lemon sharks out side the reef at the first stop, lots of black tipped sharks and singrays at the second stop and a variety of fish in the coral garden.
We met up with the ATV crew at lunch on the motu. What a beautiful motu. Here they had started roasting a pig in an underground oven and had plantains, breadfruit, a chicken and spinach dish as well.
The meal was augmented by some tuna cooked on a grill that was delicious. We served ourselves up on plates woven from fresh greenery and felt that we had an authentic Polynesian feast!
After talking with P and M, I felt we made the right choice not doing the ATV option as they were sitting on benches in the back of a truck going up and down very steep, precarious roads!!
It felt a bit like we were filling in the day because we had paid for a full day tour. But it was enjoyable nonetheless.
So after a vote, we decided to boat to a destination where we could just jump into shallow water and float for a bit. This was a lovely way to appreciate the beauty of our surroundings. We then went to another snorkel sight and found the current VERY strong st this point. We couldn’t let go of the outrigger balance pontoon while snorkelling or we would have needed a pick up a long way away!! J thought this was the best snorkelling in Bora Bora!
Once we returned to the shore, I walked through the craft market and bought a pareil- a piece of fabrics hand painted in my favourite colours than can be used as a bathing suit cover up.
Back at the ship, we showered and cleaned up all our gear. We tried out high tea in Horizons where the string quartet plays for a very classy ambiance while looking out at the views of Bora Bora!
Dinner at the Terrace Grill Was wonderful! Visited with a young couple from Calgary and enjoyed lobster, shrimp and chocolate mousse cake for dessert! 8 pm and we are tired again!
Another day in paradise!!
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