Our last evening at Sea was very special. We had a surf and turf meal served under the stars on the pool deck with candles and tablecloths. It was accompanied by musicians and singers from the Viking Neptune. The weather was perfect! Very elegant.
Covering a total land area of 4167 km² (1609 mi.²) and spread over vast area about the size of Europe, the widely scattered 118 islands and eight tolls of French Polynesia is an overseas collectivity of France, and is divided into five island groups: the Austral, Gambier, Marquesas, Society, and Tuamotu archipelagos.
Scattered over 965,255 mi.² (2,000,500 km²) of ocean, most of the islands of French Polynesia are volcanic in origin and fringed by coral reefs. Of these islands, the society archipelago is certainly the most famous. It includes the stunning islands of Bora Bora, Moorea, and Tahiti, and might be enchanting Marquesas most are lush, dark green specks of land, volcanic with jagged edge peaks jutting boldly into the sky.
After five days at sea,we arrived in Bora Bora. The first time we went to Bora Bora we thought it was boring boring. There is only one public beach that you can go to that is not privately owned. Unfortunately, we were too late to get off the ship to make the drive to the beach, so instead, we took the included tour which we have done before. Michael was anxious to feel terra firma under his feet so we got off the ship way too early before our excursion. It was hot and humid, and we had visited this town before and there’s nothing here except pearl shops; Tahiti is famous for their black pearls. So we sat and waiting for our excursion to start at 5 PM. It was a pleasant boat ride around the lagoon and we saw stingrays and I even managed to capture a picture of a sand shark and then we went back. Our guides serenaded us with pop music and a group sing-a-long.
