Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Report #39 Vaitape, Bora Bora, French Polynesia November 1, 2016 Tuesday Partly sunny & 88 degrees Part 2 Of 2 87 Pictures

The day continued……….

 

 

A decorated trailer home

 

A well-known photo op

 

These palms are slowly going over

 

Scenic

 

Perfect both directions

 

Ship in the distance

 

Bananas

 

An area for land crabs

 

Walking the road

 

One bird on the hunt

 

A type of crane

 

Jet skiers broke the silence

 

Dramatic peaks

 

Elusive bird

 

Catching another good view

 

Narrow beachfront

 

Bloody Mary's……finally

 

Two large panels with famous names out front

 

Entrance to Bloody Mary's

 

Lunch was 11am to 3pm

 

You needed reservations for dinner

 

Dessert menu

 

Beverage menu

 

Sand floors and stools for chairs

 

Surrounded by gardens

 

Unique setting

 

Open-air dining

 

Not crowded yet

 

Hinano, the local brew

 

Chicken quesadilla with dips

 

Skinny French fries

 

The men's restroom

 

They sold t-shirts too

 

The bar

 

Looking out towards the pier at Bloody Mary's

 

Front yard carved art

 

The entrance

 

Boat landing….people come here from the motu resorts

 

View of the island

 

The road around the cove

 

Straight up

 

A visiting sailboat

 

Good place to anchor

 

Bloody Mary's is an icon

 

Catching the breeze

 

Potted bouganvilla

 

Peaks are 2168 and 2385 feet in elevation

 

Vaitape

 

The arts and crafts hut

 

Shell treasures

 

Wonder if the lady bought her necklace?

 

A boat tour

 

Tender boat landing

 

Calm waters today

 

Two ships used the dock today

 

Room for many boats

 

Time to go back

 

The craft hut

 

We will be back

 

A snorkel tour boat

 

Some of our kids on a break

 

Sheltered cove

 

Locals swimming

 

The Wind Spirit

 

Our driver

 

Ship was very close to shore

 

The platform on the port side, forward

 

Pictures From The Ship And Sunset

 

It did rain in the late afternoon

 

The local church

 

A new shelter for local activities

 

The town was quiet

 

A local boat - unusual

 

The crew will go back here tonight

 

Many passing showers

 

This point was leveled from a hurricane

 

Green peaks

 

Benefits from the frequent rain

 

Passing clouds

 

Sun setting in the west

 

Going down behind the Toopua Motu

 

Quite dramatic

 

Nice end to the day

 

Wonder when the Wind Spirit will leave?

 

Close to 6pm

 

Lights coming on

 

Last of the sun rays

 

Sliver of the moon