Mai Moana Island Bora Bora

... a map and hopefully that will do the trick.

Today the weather has changed considerably—sea is rough and no sunshine. We’ll eat in the main dining room—midship and lower deck where you don’t feel the swells. No walking the deck today—we’d blow off. Even the gym is off, too difficult to stay on the treadmills. Since this is a cruise of ...

... and varied. The funniest one was the Love and Marriage Game. You can’t believe what these victims will admit to! I’m astonished they can still show their faces. We’ve had singers, ballroom dancers, magicians etc. Dinner (eating yet again) lasts a couple of hours, and then we usually saunter off to the casino to try and win enough for another cruise. So far we might be able to get to Detroit!!

Once again I stayed on the ship for IPM, but today was rainy and humid. I planned to go to the pool, but the weather caused me to rethink that plan quickly.

I enjoyed working on some of my photos and creating more slideshows. You may wonder why I don't post more photos, why am I posting mostly just video slideshows?

As a photographer I don't wish to allow ...

We over-nighted in Bora Bora, many crew members went ashore to enjoy a night on the beach or a stay in one of the grass hut hotel accommodations.

I went to bed and slept in until about 11:15AM. I needed the rest.

I had IPM again today and so after eating lunch I headed to the crew training room to take care of some lessons I needed to complete and then headed ...

Sandy beaches, grass huts on stilts overlooking green and blue tropical waters...what's not to love here in French Polynesia.

I have uploaded a video slide show of the sights of the day. To view the video in a larger size, click on the small video icon in the blog post until it opens up in a larger window.

I hope you enjoy it!
T

... deftiges Grillpicknick und nochmal die Gelegenheit, mit den Rochen im stehtiefen Wasser zu spielen (diesmal entspannter ohne Fisch) und an den Korallen zu schnorcheln. Wir koennen gar nicht genug bekommen.

Am Abend fahren wir in den Hauptort der Insel. Es ist Juli, und damit der Monat des Heiva, eines riesigen Musik- und Sportfestivals in ganz Franzoesich Polynesien. Dort treten verschiedenste Musik- und Tanzgruppen gegeneinander mit zum Teil sehr ...

... it was quite surreal. At one point whilst all this was happening I turned around only to see a shark swimming about half a metre away from me so I yelped naturally and then noticed it was a black tip reef shark, which we were sure to see on this tour supposedly. However, hearing you'll see them and actually seeing them are two quite different things I found out. Neil loved them and swam right in the middle of a group of about 8 sharks, one of them ...

I remember a quote by the late Pavarotti (bless his soul) when he first visited Pangkor Laut, an upscale resort in Malaysia. He said that when he saw the island, he wept because it was so beautiful - obviously, the resort uses that quote profusely in their ads. Well, I can definitely relate to those emotions. When we arrived in Bora Bora, I guess the excitement of being here combined with the baffling beauty of this place made me a bit teary-eyed. I just can't ...

Woke up today nice and early. We spent the night anchored off Bora Bora. Jeff and I had room service delivered to our room for breakfast again! How nice that everything is included! You order what you want and they bring it to you. All then food and most alcohol is included in the price of the cruise so you pay for nothing! 8 of us took a launch boat over to the island, got on a jeep, and it took us to this place where we all ...

... restaurant. Not busy and I think they are just off season but that suits us fine. All the staff have been very friendly and helpful and this seems to run in the Island's style. There is no tipping on the Island and everything is done from a spirit of friendliness, which makes for a great atmosphere. Saturday 15th The night turned quite windy with a long thunder storm and a lot of rain, which eventually stopped after dawn, leaving the morning air fresher. There had also been a big ...