Our first impression of Bora Bora was as good as our first 
impression of Tahiti was bad. What a picturesque spot of paradise. We took a circle tour of the island on “Le Truck”, the local mass transportation converted to Sunday cruise tours. Papaeete looked run-down to us. The housing on Bora Bora was patchwork sometimes and had the flagrant lack of building codes you would expect, but rather than shabby, it looked “simple”. Whatever it was that felt different, it did and we really liked the island.
We took a circle tour and the driver stopped at some very scenic spots. Not hard to do…the place reeks of scenery. One stop was at a pareo factory. Make that “factory”.
It was somebody’s yard where they hand decorate the cloth and make these traditional Tahitian wraps. It was actually very charming and the designs and colors were beautiful. There were fruit and pastries available and the proprietor and her family were very nice. Kim and Peri picked up a few since the price was far less than what they were charging for mass market wraps in Papaeete. We visited Bloody Mary’s but only had time to pick up a t-shirt and look around. We weren’t there quite long enough to suck up one of their signature drinks. Interesting place with it’s sand floors and décor.
Not enough time to snorkel, but it was a full day and we were impressed by the beauty and simplicity of Bora Bora. Would we go there for a week without a cruise ship? Maybe, just maybe…
A visit to the Martini Bar, on to the pre-dinner show featuring a comedian and then dinner rounded out a perfectly pleasant day.
impression of Tahiti was bad. What a picturesque spot of paradise. We took a circle tour of the island on “Le Truck”, the local mass transportation converted to Sunday cruise tours. Papaeete looked run-down to us. The housing on Bora Bora was patchwork sometimes and had the flagrant lack of building codes you would expect, but rather than shabby, it looked “simple”. Whatever it was that felt different, it did and we really liked the island.We took a circle tour and the driver stopped at some very scenic spots. Not hard to do…the place reeks of scenery. One stop was at a pareo factory. Make that “factory”.
It was somebody’s yard where they hand decorate the cloth and make these traditional Tahitian wraps. It was actually very charming and the designs and colors were beautiful. There were fruit and pastries available and the proprietor and her family were very nice. Kim and Peri picked up a few since the price was far less than what they were charging for mass market wraps in Papaeete. We visited Bloody Mary’s but only had time to pick up a t-shirt and look around. We weren’t there quite long enough to suck up one of their signature drinks. Interesting place with it’s sand floors and décor.Not enough time to snorkel, but it was a full day and we were impressed by the beauty and simplicity of Bora Bora. Would we go there for a week without a cruise ship? Maybe, just maybe…
A visit to the Martini Bar, on to the pre-dinner show featuring a comedian and then dinner rounded out a perfectly pleasant day.
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