Bora Bora

Bora Bora, French Polynesia

This is a very small island, 15 square miles, with a population of 7,395.  They speak French and Tahitian and English is widely spoken in tourist areas.  Mount Otemanu has an elevation of 2,390 at the highest area.  Currency is the Central Pacific Franc and the exchange rate is 80 to 1 so for our $200 we received 16,000 CPF’s.  We paid 5000 for 2 T-shirts.  Time zone is GMT -10. 

Hi All,

We just left Bora Bora, Tahiti and headed back out to sea.  Bora Bora is described by many as the most beautiful island in the world.  It is by far the most beautiful place that I have ever visited.  It was a little cloudy and rainy, but it did not stop us.  Tomorrow we will be in Papeete, Tahiti from 8:00AM till 3:30AM the next day – this will give us more time to explore resorts and see more of the sights.

Today we visited the Sofitel Resort and Spa Bora Bora.  As the picture shows, it is a resort with bungalows over the water.  (It was tough selecting one picture – those of you with facebook can see others at Kim’s Travel Deals)  We were treated magnificently with tours of the various bungalows, a lunch that was fantastic (including Lobster) and offers to use their facilities for snorkeling and internet.  They have a private Island out on the reef with their best bungalows and restaurant.  When we arrived on the Island we were met with a native blowing a conch shell to announce our arrival.  This is a moderately priced property for this area of the world – about 1/3 the cost of a Four Seasons or a St. Regis.  Getting around the Island was easy, the road circles the island with large volcanic mountains in the center.

Still about the same in the Casino – we continue to hold our own (which is very good!)

Take Care

Keith Q.

Our lunch was GREAT – we started off with local beer and some white wine for me, served with chips, sweet pepper sauce and black olives.  Our first course was fresh tuna tar tar after which we were given 3 large scallops in a local black pearl oyster shell and then we were presented with a small amount of cherry sorbet to cleanse our palates.   Our entrée was Native lobster which was flambéed at the table with coconut rum.  (Yum O)  For dessert we were each offered a plate with vanilla Ice cream, white layer cake and Crème Bruele.