Bora Bora, Jan 5, 2015

What a wonderful day this was !  Not enough time spent in Bora Bora, but something to come back to in the future.

On the pier

We had a helmet dive scheduled for today, so went ashore around 10 AM … quite warm and sticky.  We were greeted by local musicians and a permanent arts and crafts building, with multiple vendors.  It was just too hot to be inside, though. Beautiful shell necklaces and everyone had Tahitian pearls for sale.

While waiting for our dive boat, it started pouring down rain and that was a welcome relief, believe me.  So, we got wet even before going into the water.

Downpour!

Going down for dive

The helmets weigh about 80 pounds and have air pumped into them through the yellow hoses.  It was quite fantastic.  Since Craig still cannot get his eye contaminated by the sea water, this was perfect for him.  We went down 10 feet and saw the most beautiful marine life, as you can see from these pictures.  Craig said that I was smiling the entire time.

Craig and Suzan

Clowning around and manta ray