Day 146. May 27. PART 2 on our excursion in BORA BORA

 

We went out with Patrick in Bora Bora today.  He is a legendary and for a good reason.  He took 8 of us out in his out rigger canoe around the island. We stopped to pet the stingrays and not to pet the black tipped sharks.  The sharks are not generally dangerous but they are not friendly either.  The stingrays cozy right up to you.  

The are hoping to get a piece of fish.  Of coarse someone mentioned Steve Irwin but Patrick told us that he was trying to pick one up and for us not to worry an out that.   Right easy for him to say.  

Then we went to snorkel in a deeper spot.  The coral was brown in both places we have snorkeled.  Patrick said that in 2005 there was a hurricane that caused  mud to flow off the mountain and into the lagoon.  Live coral is brightly colored.  There were plenty of small colorful fishes.  Sorry no camera today.  He then took us to his family Motu which he described as a coral island.  He set up a luau.  

They had been cooking since early this morning. In the pit was chicken, pig, breadfruit.  He also had set up a barbecue grill with Maui- Maui and grilled tuna.  Both very very good.  Salads and a spinach dish with coconut milk.  There was also pineapple, tapioca root, Tahitian poi, plaint actions and other veggies and fruit.  This is such a beautiful spot, as you will see in my pictures.  This is differently one of my favorite places in the world.

The island was covered with crab holes.  The crabs are hard to catch unless you wait 3 days after the full moon.  That afternoon they skitter down to the beach to lay their eggs.  You can pick up as many as you want as they pay no attention to you at that time.

Tomorrow is Tahiti.  Thanks for joining us.  Leslee & Bob 

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