Chez Nono Bora Bora
Pointe Matira Bora Bora, Society Islands, 98 730, French Polynesia
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Bora Bora - The Relaxation Zone
... like see stepped out of South Pacific. We had our first snorkel adventure that afternoon and we found our favorite tropical fish, the Picasso Triggerfish. The name is perfect. Check it out on Google. We also saw a three foot manta ray. Day two was amazing. We were lucky enough to see the finish of the French Polynesian Super Bowl. This year was the 20th edition of the Hawaiki Nui Va'a which is a four leg ocean canoe race between islands ...
One more day in Paradise.
... clarity I am sure as there are no city lights to inter fear. it is like the first time you take your camera off Auto and use a manual setting and then look at the picture and see the contrasts and the pallet of color appear.
The other day we rented jet skis and spent most of the day going around the island and visiting a few secluded little islets along the way. We picked coconuts and opened them Majori way and enjoyed them throughly. Mikael was ...
Underwater calidescope! shark and ray swim
... a tour from the hotel. Something about sharks and rays--we weren't too shore but it sounded fun so why not. We left at 9 am and headed just straight out from the hotel about 5-10 minutes to the coral reef and there our guide jumped in and started chumming the water ( throwing in little pieces of fish and blood--appetizing I know) and then the sharks started showing up ...we all (well our family and one other couple--the others stayed on the boat) first there was one ...
Now here's an island
... visibility, and at that time Olav made a slow turn to port.
A gap appeared in the land mass and lights from a cruise ship were visible. Olav completed his turn and we were aligned with a narrow channel through the reef. Red range lights pointed our way.
The unusual island loomed larger as we approached. Sunrise was almost complete. It was raining on the mountain. The ...
Melancholy
... who fell in love with the island. Dr, Harrison Smith was a Harvard physics professor who retired early and came here in 1903. He left a delightful legacy to be enjoyed 100 years later by four other intrepid American tourists who ventured out to see it despite the downpour. Luckily the rain stopped just as we arrived at the garden so our will was never tested.
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