Up early for some reason I decided to start the day the way I ended the previous one, up looking at the stars. Glad I did, Orion was up and putting on a display you can only see in dark areas. Beautiful.
We decided to spend the morning in Vaitape, the largest city in Bora Bora. City is a misnomer, with a population of less than 5000 a town is more of a better description. Still about half of the population of Bora Bora lives there so…
A great day to go over too, it was clear, the water was calm plus there was a local rowing contest going on. The crowd was enthusiastic cheering on their teams and family members. A woman on the dock apologized to Kim for all the noise, Kim told her no need to, we were loving the contest and the crowd. Very polite people!
After a little shopping we headed back to the hotel for a swim in the calm lagoon but alas there was a warning from the staff that there are Portuguese man o’ war, aka jellyfish present in the lagoon today and they recommended against swimming. Apparently these jellyfish were rare in Bora Bora but with global warming the population has grown. Bummer. So it was pool time instead. At least there was a swim up bar… But after a couple of hours (and drinks) I decided screw it I am going in. Glad I did the water was very comfortable on this beautiful day.
We ended the day back in our room, the restaurants at the Conrad are closed on Tuesdays so we “suffered” through room service. We opened the main patio door and the windows in the back and let the breeze blow through the room. Suffering.
