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Bora Bora 2016 - A day and a half in January

Spent a day and a half on Bora Bora on an Oceania cruise in January 2016. Bora Bora, part of Society Islands in French Polynesia, is a very beautiful place, with Mount Otemanu dominating the landscape at every turn. We did "Le Truck" and "Aquasafari" (helmet dive) excursions, and I explored the town of Vaitape on my own. I met someone who took me up the hill a way to show me the view from there. Saw the most fabulous sunset I've seen in my life, but my camera battery had just died and I had no spare. By the time I got back to the ship, the show was over. I'll remember it for a long time, though. Mauruuru, Bora Bora, for making my day and a half in the Society Islands one of the highlights of my cruise.

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Photos by Ruth and Howard Rosenthal; all images are copyright Ruth & Howard Rosenthal Jan. 2016
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Got out of the ship's medical center (raging sinus infection) just in time to see gorgeous sail in (bungalows & colorful water)
Got out of the ship's medical center (raging sinus infection) just in time to see gorgeous sail in (bungalows & colorful water)		 Mount Otemanu from ship as it sailed into the lagoon
Mount Otemanu from ship as it sailed into the lagoon		 We anchored in the shadow of mighty Mount Otemanu
We anchored in the shadow of mighty Mount Otemanu		 Vaitape's Protestant hat church with flowers wasn't far from tender pier
Vaitape's Protestant "hat" church with flowers wasn't far from tender pier		 Took Le Truck excursion, which circled the island with 4 or 5 short stops.
Took "Le Truck" excursion, which circled the island with 4 or 5 short stops.		 Tour stopped at a batik store for about a half hour for demo
Tour stopped at a batik store for about a half hour for demo
Batik demo on Le Truck tour 1st day
Batik demo on Le Truck tour 1st day		 Beautiful pareos ($25-35)
Beautiful pareos ($25-35)		 Bathrooms at batik store. Drawings were confusing but we figured out which represented men & which women
Bathrooms at batik store. Drawings were confusing but we figured out which represented men & which women		 French Polynesian petroglyphs
French Polynesian petroglyphs		 Beautiful scenery with (as always) palms and mountain
Beautiful scenery with (as always) palms and mountain		 Typical scene
Typical scene
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