Today was the day it was hard to remove the stupid grin from our faces. Apart from Easter Island, this simply was a beyond amazing day. So what made it so? We did something that was so far outside our comfort zone: we rented jet skis and proceeded to motor our way around the islands. We rode 2up in the open ocean, in sheltered bays and lagoons, under a bridge, and even rode around the Maasdam at full speed. It was so much fun squeezing the throttle and getting up to 53kmph or about 31mph bouncing across waves. We even got to do some drift snorkeling which was fantastic, and there was a brief refreshment break on an island.
We had the tour company drop us back in the little town of Fare where we shopped and each of us had a grilled to order French Crepe. We also met up with Deborah from the ship and tried snorkeling at the public beach, but there was no coral and there was a stiff current. So we caught the ship's shuttle called Le Truck which is essentially a 2 ton cabover truck with a set of seats the length of the frame and it has a covered roof. It's sort of like a truck mated with a trolley car.
We showered and watched the sail away through a very narrow buoy marked passageway. It was pouring rain, so we watched from inside the Crow's Nest. I went to the Half Moon room to lead the interdenominational service but only 3 people showed up (6 pm is not a good time as it is in the early dinner hour). A couple excused themselves and we chatted with the remaining person who is a deacon in the Catholic Church. It was a great conversation about spiritual things.
Dinner tonight was a special Polynesian themed dinner prepared by the guest chef from Auckland. The overall meal was the best of the special dinners we have eaten and the chicken entree was the most moist chicken I have ever had on a ship. Our table mates from Oregon, Norm & Sue, were terrific.
These special dinners take a long time, so we missed the 8pm performance of the Unexpected Boys who were doing their Broadway show. But we caught the 10pm show. We first saw this show a few days over 3 years ago on the Statendam. It's still really good and I could see it again tomorrow!
We have an exciting day planned for our return visit to Bora Bora. Stay tuned!
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