We decided to go have breakfast at the main restaurant – Te Pahu – where we treated to an extensive breakfast buffet. Breakfast choices included crepes, pancakes, eggs benedict, sausage, bacon, hash browns and an egg and omelet station. There was an entire table dedicated to baked goods including three kinds of croissants, chocolate chip bread, muffins, brioche (yum), baguettes, etc. There was also fresh fruit, yogurt, granola, muesli and fresh squeezed juices including orange, pineapple, and raspberry. Andrea loved that Nutella was included over near the crepes!
After breakfast we went back to our room to get ready for our 9:00am pickup to take us to the Oasis Pool where we had reserved a cabana until noon. Today was definitely the hottest day we have had in Bora Bora, and by noon, we were feeling a little cooked and were definitely ready to get out of the sun for a couple of hours.
After a couple of hours of relaxing, we put on a boatload of sunscreen and decided to walk over to the ocean side of the resort and check out the scene. There are six one-bedroom villas and two two-bedroom villas on this side as well as a helicopter pad. The beach is pretty craggy over there, but it provides a great view of the islands of Taha’a and Raiatea. We agreed that we preferred the beach villa to the ocean villa.
By the way, did we mention how freakin’ hot it was??? We could not wait to get into the water. That said, our next stop was the lagoonarium. We snorkeled around for quite awhile, and other than a French couple that took a quick dip, we had the place to ourselves. We did not see the resident turtle this time (who we’ve since learned is a girl), but Andrea had the fish eating out of her hands again. They seem to really like baguettes!
While were snorkeling, we heard a helicopter come in and land on the helipad that we had just checked out on the ocean side of resort. Not far from our villa is the resort’s Royal Estate, which is where Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban honeymooned last year. The Royal Estate is 13,000 square feet in size and runs about $10,000 a night. As we were walking back from the ocean villa side of the resort, Wade saw some hotel staff prepping the Royal Estate for guests, so perhaps some celebrity had arrived via helicopter for Memorial Day weekend? We hope it’s not Paris Hilton. Yuck.
When we went back to the villa, we found a couple of treats had been left in our room. One was a small apple tart and the other was a huge hunk of fresh mango with some coconut slivers. Delicious! We also found our statement in our room and a letter from the front office stating that the resort had automatically extended our checkout time to 5:00pm due to our late flight. This was a very nice touch.
We had another bottle of Veuve Amiot to drink, so we ordered another champagne set up and a cheese plate again. The sunset was absolutely spectacular (perhaps due to the intense heat) and we were treated to gorgeous colors with lots of pink, purple and orange.
As it got dark, Andrea lit a bunch of tea lights around our pool and we just kicked it in the chaises on the deck. We listened to more than two hours of Steeley Dan music on Wade’s iPod which was perfect for the setting. It was very peaceful but still very, very warm. We ordered dinner in the villa again and then watched a DVD. As usual, Andrea couldn’t keep her eyes open past 10:00pm. Good night!
p.s. Happy Birthday to Andrea's Uncle Nick!
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