Bora Bora

Day 94 - Bora Bora, French Polynesia

Bora Bora is a French Polynesian Island, the population is 7,395. It is a small island. It is only 15 square miles, but the Island is packed with beauty. We found the sea to be some of the most beautiful that we have seen, with the water sapphire to turquoise. This was a tender port where the ship anchored in the lagoon off shore and then smaller boats take us to shore. When we got on shore we took a local tour bus around the Island. We had a great guide that spoke English. This was good as we don't speck any French. We had not realized that the American had military bases on Bora Bora between 1942 and 1945. The America's had built the Airport on a Motu (small Islands in the lagoon) just off shore and this is still where the airport is today. He went on to explain that Bora Bora as manned and ready for the Japanese but they never came. So Bora Bora was a great place for the men that were stationed there. There are still huts, munitions bunkers and dock pylons from WWII. Once we passed that area we went around the island and saw the most beautiful ocean and colors. We saw deep green volcanic peaks that were majestic and about 2200 ft. in elevation. Our Guide stopped at a lookout point and gave us a demonstration on coconuts and their uses. We drove by huts over the water owned by Marlon Brando's Family and Jack Nicklaus. We had a stop at Bloody Mary's (famous restaurant and Bar). We ran into some friends from the ship there having lunch. Then it was back to the ship. We had a nice evening with a sail away and an Island Party at night. Next stop Apia. Western Samoa