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Bora Bora

I simply cannot recommend highly enough the magnificent folks at Maohi Nui and their lunch and lagoon snorkeling tour.  It was simply a fantastic way to spend our time here on Bora Bora.  Below you see Ursula posing with our outrigger guide, the flamboyant and exhibitionist (more on that later during this week’s Fun Photo Friday) Patrick.

Patrick smoozing with Ursula

Our large tour group split among several Maohi Nui watercraft.  Two groups, including Ursula and I, opted for the more adventurous outriggers, while others wound up in a more conventional tour boat.

Maohi Nui outrigger

Maohi Nui tour boat

As you can see, the outrigger outran the tour boat on our way to our lagoon lunch.  We were waiting ashore as the boat meandered in.  Here you can see the tour boat saddling up to a dock:

Maohi Nui tour boat

In the distance you can see below one of the many resorts here in which the thatched roof bungalows sit atop stilts over the tropical blue waters:

Maohi Nui outrigger

Sitting options for lunch offered one particularly unique option, sitting at a table in seat-deep water:

Bora Bora lagoon lunch

Bora Bora

The Crown Princess departed American Samoa on Saturday, October 31, 2015.  We sailed for two full days at sea before arriving at our next destination, the island of Bora Bora, Society Islands, French Polynesia.

Crown Princess tender in Bora Bora

The sky was cloudy, but that didn’t dampen our spirits.  Despite the gray sky the fog shrouded peaks offered some extraordinary views.

Bora Bora

Ursula had prearranged our next adventure here, and so we set out to meet our next tour guide for an outrigger excursion to see the sights, snorkel among the fishes, and enjoy a Polynesian lunch.  Our tour was with Maohi Nui, and for the less adventurous a more conventional boat is available should an outrigger not be your style.

Maohi Nui tour boat

Of course, Ursula opted for the outrigger, which was quite the experience.

Maohi Nui tour outrigger

Some of our sights around the island as we headed to lunch:

Bora Bora

Bora Bora blue

Bora Bora

Bora Bora