Bora Bora - a day on dry land

Day 7--  Bora Bora Day 2.

Today Andrea  & I rented bikes to ride around the island.  We thought this would be a way to see the Island at our own pace and it was.  Some of the gang went on a Jeep Tour of the island, and of course Dave & Kelly went diving.  We wore our swimsuits with cover ups and plenty of sunscreen & bug spray.  We had our back packs with towels, water & snacks.  If you plan on being out and about on your own, please be prepared to dress lightly and carry the essentials with you.

Bora Bora has only one real paved road, and it goes all the way around the Island. It is 22 miles round trip. I had read that you could rent bikes on the island on Trip Advisor.  So we we got off the ship we went looking for bike rentals.  We were surprised to find them at AVIS!   Avis, yes the rental car company -- they rent Cars, Scooters and Bicycles.  Very smart of their part if you ask me.  When in French Polynesia - rent all types of transportation!  haha!  I wish they had ATV's!

 They rented us a couple of beach cruisers and we were off.

interior picture of Bora Bora as we biked around

As we road a long a smooth road, recently paved, we stopped from time to time to take a picture or two.










 

The Pacific Princess anchored off of Bora Bora 

The Island is so beautiful, around every bend in the road we found ourselves stopping to enjoy the scenery.  

Lots of little coves, beautiful stops for pictures or picnic

 

We peddled our bikes  to Bloody Mary's, the famous bar.  We stopped for a beverage, and posted a dollar with our names & the year.  Everyone stops at Bloody Mary's

It never to early for a beverage 

 Then it was back on the road.

                                                

 
Next we stopped at a beautiful white sand beach for a swim.  Cool, clear water has never felt so good!  We had worked up quite a sweat with our bike ride & a cool dip was perfect.


























After our cool dip in the sea it was off to ride & explore more. We biked along for another hour or so until we started to get hungry and then turned around and went back to Bloody Mary's.  We were so hot and hungry when we got there!  The burgers and fries we ordered tasted like heaven and we scarfed them down quickly

outside Bloody Marys

Make sure you make the trip to the restrooms  at Bloody Marys- they are unique!  









We took a leisurely pace back to town taking pictures along the way.  So much beauty, so little time.  Although we were out for 5 hours on our bikes, it really was an easy ride and the day went by all too fast

our transportation 

It as great to see the Island by land,as it is a whole different perspective

We road our bikes a bit further past the Avis rental car place to see what was on the other side of town.



We turned in our bikes then did a little shopping at the port side artisan market.  This was a large building that was set with many different islanders selling their wares.  Lots of pearls of course, and all types of local art.

Bora Bora is a lush beautiful island. I would have loved to have another day there to explore and snorkel, but we had to move on.  This day we had to be back on the ship by 4 :30.  We were tired from our ride and out door activities, but it was a good kind of tired.  The fresh Island air, warm breezes cool water at the beach all made for an outstanding day!

 Good Bye Bora Bora, we hope to return some day! 

 Pictures in todays blog by Andrea and a nice young asian man who took our photo in front of Bloody Mary's!

Until next time
Safe Travels
Susan