In port at Bora Bora,
French Polynesia, in town of Vaitape.
Walked about three miles to the Bloody Mary's bar and
restaurant, which is all the rage w. the tourists and popular for its T-shirts.
Ordered a local Tabu beer at the bar and was promptly handed a pre-poured
Heinekin by the barmaid, who clearly assumed we were on the bus tour that had
just plowed into the place and would only accept cash; we found out after we
had already paid that we could have used credit if we had ordered a couple of
more beers and gladly would have done so if we had known. Many famous people have
eaten and drank this place since it opened in 1979 and it did have a very nice,
semi-open air dining area. Would not likely go out of my way, however, to come
back here myself.
We had hiked out under the incorrect presumption that we
would walk past a beach but did not. Could have gotten a shuttle to Matira
Beach for $5 and should have; had seven hours left by the time we made it back
to Vaitape and discovered all this but Diane decided to just go back to the
ship and hang out at the pool. I hiked another couple miles up the road toward
Faanui looking for a WWII gun emplacement marked on a large map at the port but
could not find it and so just took some pictures and then came back.
Prior to dinner made good progress on "Opal"
and like what I am accomplishing with it. Also read a little from the old Gygax
"Sagard the Barbarian Gamebook #1: The Ice Dragon" and had some fun
with it.
Had dinner at Izumi specialty restaurant. Had Pearl Sake
Martini, miso soup, octopus carpaccio, Dragon Eel Roll with shrimp tempura and
unagi/freshwater eel. Desert combination w. mixed tropical fruit, green tea
mousse (ick!), flan, dumpling stuffed w. strawberry ice cream. Told Diane the
lichi nut she was eating was a panda testicle.
Heat, exertion, and alcohol took their toll and after
dinner we staggered back to the room, read a little (The Bounty), and then passed out.
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