An Expedition Called Life

Hinano.  A great local beer from Tahiti!

~ Tahiti, French Polynesia

Bora Bora Landscape.  This is paradise people!  This landscape says it all.  I don’t know what I will do next time I want to take a vacation somewhere warm! I don’t foresee anything being able to beat the time we spent in French Polynesia, in paradise.

~ Bora Bora, French Polyneisa

Snorkelling off the shore, a couple hundred metres off the coast of Bora Bora, a lone forceps fish swims along the reef and graciously turned to the side and posed for this shot!

~ Bora Bora, French Polynesia

Into the Blue. A local Polynesian paddles off in the Pacific Ocean in one the traditional Polynesian canoes.

~ Bora Bora, French Polynesia

Dinner @ Lagoon, St. Regis Bora Bora.  The Lagoon Restaurant was offering the New York Spice Market menu by Jean George while we were there, amazing!  Imagine a restaurant sitting over the waters of the South Pacific in Bora Bora with wild marine life under you! The food was amazing but the location was even better.

~ Bora Bora, French Polynesia

Puffer.  One of the many Puffer fish in Bora Bora in a great little lagoon.

~ Bora Bora, French Polynesia

Happy Hour in Bora Bora.  Awaiting a taxi on the mainland in Bora Bora we enjoyed the local public beach.

~ Bora Bora, French Polynesia

A simple, antique post box, lost in time at a local shop on the mainland.

~ Bora Bora, French Polynesia

Here is a Napoleon fish I caught a glimpse of in Bora Bora, apparently it’s actual name is a Humphead Wrasse, how unfortunate.  A lucky sighting though and very amazing to watch it just dominate all the other fish in the area for food. However it is fairly small in this case at around 2 feet long, these guys can grow up to 6 feet!

~ Bora Bora, French Polynesia

The Pacific Rim, well, not really but kinda!  A shot from our deck of the other overwater villas extending out from shore.  These upper decks are an awesome place to jump into the ocean from a good 10-15 feet :)

~ Bora Bora, French Polyensia