We anchored near Vaitape, the main town on Bora Bora last night around midnight. We signed up for the tour of the island by “le Truck”, which is a slightly more upscale variant of the local bus. It is made of wood, with plastic chairs for seats and it’s mounted on a truck. It was actually quite comfortable. We drove around the island, stopping for sights from time to time, sometimes in pouring rain. The lagoon is spectacularly beautiful, with water that has an incredible turquoise color. There is only one beach on the island itself because the best beaches and all expensive hotels are located on the motus (small flat mini-islands) surrounding Bora Bora.
After lunch (and at this point we must say that the food on this ship is AMAZING) we took a 20-minute boat ride to the motu where Paul Gauguin has a private beach. The sun came out and the colors were even more spectacular. The water is absolutely translucent and warm and shallow. We did some swimming and kayaking and just gazing at the horizon. In the evening we bumped into some people we had met before so we had drinks with them at the outdoor bar; and then we ran into Sybil and Phil and had dinner with them. .
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