Archive for August, 2008

On our third day on Bora Bora, we decided to treat ourselves to a dose of “civilisation” by exploring the more developed end of the island, Matira Point. We rented bikes from the Avis boutique across from the quay (1600 CFP for 4 hours) and cycled for about 10km – after my disastrous near-death plunge [...]


After a night of much wind whistling passing through our shutters and crashing of water against the foundations of the bungalow, the sun finally came out to play. The clouds that haunted Bora Bora yesterday were now gone and all we could see was the endless expanse of the ocean against a perfect sky blue [...]