Today is the first of two days docked in Bora Bora. We have an excursion booked for tomorrow, so we opted to spend the majority of today on the ship. We had a late breakfast in the buffet then spent a little time in our room before deciding to go ashore for just a short while. I managed to bruise my foot at some point yesterday, so walking long distances on it isn't much fun today.
Approaching Bora Bora
Abandoned over-water bungalows hit by a typhoon a few years ago
We took the tender ashore and stayed very close to the dock. We did drift a short distance away to a couple of stores before going back to the tender. The main dining room was not open during the day today, so it was back to the buffet for lunch.
Then we were of to do fun things -- laundry! Each floor has a full laundry with washers, dryers, free detergent, ironing board, and iron -- so convenient. Wish all cruise ships had a laundry room available! We spent a leisurely hour in the laundry room getting our clothes set for the last half of our trip.
By the time we were done with that small adventure it was time to get ready for our Cruise Critic sponsored Meet and Greet -- a get-together for those who corresponded on the Forum for our particular cruise. It was interesting to see all the people who had been writing in over the last several months. We enjoyed sitting with Cheryl and Roy and talking. It seems that every day we learn something, and today was no exception. We learned the ship's main bars have a two-four-one happy hour every day from 5-6pm! So we took advantage of their generosity!
Afterwards we went to dinner in the main dining room followed by a delightful classical music string quartet's program in the theater. Then we went to our room for the night.
A bruised foot! Did a shark do this to you? Let at em!
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing more enjoyable about Bora Bora than doing laundry. The detergent cascading over the clothes...the gentle feel of freah linen..ahh vacation.
I know this vacation is one you have wanted to take for a while now. Has it been how you had hoped it to be? Didn't you and Nani visit together one of the spots you've been to on this vacation? Or was that Hawaii?
Love you 30, 50, 60 lollipops!
No, thank heavens, my bruised foot was not the result of a shark attack!
ReplyDeleteWe've had a fabulous time --it's as gorgeous here as we imagined -- we are loving it!
Nanny and I were in Hawaii. It was very commercial and crowded even in 1968.
Only a few days left -- time has just flown, as it always does on a long- anticipated trip.
Love you very much, Beauty -- bigger than the sky!
I remember when you & Nonny went to Hawaii ; )
ReplyDeleteYes, we had a wonderful three weeks there!
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