{"id":82,"date":"2024-07-09T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T08:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/?p=82"},"modified":"2024-07-31T23:49:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-31T23:49:53","slug":"bora-bora-pearl-of-pacific_9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.killerwhalephotography.net\/2024\/07\/bora-bora-pearl-of-pacific_9\/","title":{"rendered":"Bora Bora, The “Pearl Of The Pacific”?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bora Bora, part of the Society Islands group of French Polynesia, is sometimes called the “Pearl of the Pacific” [1], due to its white sandy beaches and giant lagoon. It consists of a central island surrounded by an atoll creating a giant lagoon.<\/p>\n

From Moorea I flew to Bora Bora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Flight to Bora Bora<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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The Airport sign is on its own island<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Most airports have a line of taxis outside. Bora Bora airport has water taxis.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The original Polynesian name was Pora Pora<\/i>, but it was mispronounced by Europeans as Bora Bora.<\/p>\n

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For accommodation I rented a room in a beautiful French Villa with my own private terrace overlooking the bay.<\/p>\n

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Did you know Bora Bora has a Home Depot?  Well, sort of.<\/div>\n
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One of the nicer restaurants on the island is the Bora Bora Yacht club.<\/div>\n
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If Bora Bora is “Pearl of the Pacific” the surely the nearby island of Tupai should be called the “Heart of the Pacific”.  Why?  Just look at its shape!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Heart-shaped island of Tupai<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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[1] I think it should be called the “Black Pearl of the Pacific” due to its black pearls!<\/p>\n

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