We are in Fiji!
…but we have quite a bit of catching up to do on the website…so…
A few months ago we were in Moorea, anchored in Opunohu Bay. Moorea was amazing and probably one of my favorite stops in the Society Islands.
From Moorea we did an overnight run to Bora Bora but as you can see the wind died so we motored the last few miles:
Entering Bora Bora Lagoon, dolphins playing around the boat:
I had been reading amazing things about this restaurant called Bloody Mary’s for years so we made it our first stop. Dea Latis on a mooring, Bloody Mary’s dock in the distance:
Long dock over the reef to the restaurant:
…after years of reading about this place…
Dea Latis under the palm tree to the left of the dock…in the lagoon…in Bora Bora…in French Polynesia…and we sailed here…:
Oh yea, BAM:
Nice outdoor seating, if you prefer that:
Had to try the bloody mary at Bloody Mary’s, they’re great, and everything is two for one at happy hour! Yikes!
After a couple of drinks at the bar we moved to the dining room via the menu! This is the menu! All the food is displayed on this big illuminated ice filled table. The lady explains all the available dishes, how they are prepared, and the cost. Once you decide what you want, she takes your order and then a hostess takes you to your table. The food is amazing and they have something for every taste:
Fun night and the restaurant was everything we hoped it would be!
On the other side of that picture in the center is a five person local band banging out traditional Polynesian music! They were awesome!!
We also had dinner at the Bora Bora Yacht Club, sadly it did not live up to expectations but still a fun night. We kind of had to go there since we were on a mooring right in front…
This is the town harbor in Viatape:
Dea Latis moored in front of the Yacht Club, third sailboat from the right:
No trip to Bora Bora would be complete without having to remove and service the 75lb windlass:
The weather during our stay in Bora Bora was less than ideal, it rained off and on for about 9 of the 12 days we were there. When the weather was decent we made the best of it. We rented a scooter one day and drove around the island.
We found these 15th century petroglyphs which I believe are a tribute to royalty:
Bora Bora was a big US Navy base in world war 2 and there are several gun emplacements still here…up this hill:
…all the way up for this?
Built 20 May 1942:
Nice view though:
That resort is the Bora Bora Pearl Beach Resort and Spa in the distance. We went to dinner and a show there one night:
Nice view…
About a 100 yards down from the remnants of the first gun emplacement:
What do you do with your time when you’re done building a gun emplacement on the 20th of May? Build another one four days later!
Ammunition bunker:
Seven inch naval gun:
We stopped at this amazing public beach also:
Had lunch at the beach:
The weather in Bora Bora was so crummy we spent the majority of our time indoors. So, we had such a great time at Bloody Mary’s we went back! The lady is explaining the menu to everyone. That is a cluster of lobsters in the center:
This band was amazing, the singer was really great, like American Idol runner up great:
Sand floor!
Did we mention this awesome band?
Beautiful scenery on one of the two good days we had here in Bora Bora:
We did manage to get out snorkeling a few times but it was either cloudy or rainy or too rough to really enjoy. We were snorkeling one day and found this 50 caliber shell casing on the bottom, evidently left over from WW2. I looked up the markings on the internet and it was made by Frankford Arsenal, Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1941.
…a couple of random videos…
We were buzzed by the marine patrol leaving Moorea:
Canoe race in Bora Bora:
More to follow…