Slideshow French Polynesia 2006

We’ve been enjoying the beautiful scenery here in Bora Bora – the sun returned in force in time for Michelle’s arrival on Thursday morning. The airport here must be one of the most unique in the world – a small thatch roofed terminal with an inviting dock and moorings for a parade of assorted watercraft arriving and departing with passengers, in lieu of taxicabs.

As soon as Michelle was aboard Raven we set off on a morning’s sail, with just enough wind to make some headway and enjoy the breeze. This was followed by lunch, and in the afternoon Rod ran Michelle through a refresher course for scuba diving. She passed with flying colors, so this morning we repeated a dive we did here a few days ago, loaded with sharks. A dozen or more were in view at any given time – black tip reef sharks and lemon sharks hugging the bottom. I spotted a turtle, and a herd of hand-fed butterfy fish swarmed around us in hopes of a handout. I got some terrific underwater photos – the Nikon D2X has such quality that the resolution is amazing. This afternoon I located an internet café, but all in French (keyboard and screen), slow connection, and eventually I just gave up. The photos will just have to wait til we get home.

Tonight we’re going out to the Sheraton Resort for dinner and a Tahitian dance show on the beach. At the moment everyone is showering and I’m taking the opportunity to dash this off. Hard to believe we will be headed home in not too many more days…it feels like we’ve just settled in.