More Moorea
Friday- October 5th
Christina and I woke up bright and early, just in time to see the sun rise over the lagoon. We enjoyed French chocolate croissants at breakfast and then packed our day bags to take off for our adventure. We decided to challenge ourselves to ride rented bikes from the Sofitel Moorea around the entire island which is 63 km (approximately 39 miles). Starting off, it was all like a dream- blue lagoons to the right of you and stunning lush green peaks to your left. We did stop at several beaches to rest along the way and enjoyed fresh pineapple. We arrived back at the hotel to enjoy a chilled bottle of ‘Tabu’ a local Tahitian brew where we reveled in our accomplishments and watched the sun slip deep into the lagoon.
Saturday – Oct 6th
Today we covered our bodies with 100 proof sunscreen and dove into the water from our overwater bungalow. We snorkeled our hearts out! The visibility was excellent and we could see straight down to the bottom (20 to 30 feet in some areas). We saw schools of trigger fish, angel fish, puffers and lots of sea cucumbers. I was on a mission to find a ‘nemo’ in a sea anemone for my sister. We weren’t successful on that attempt, but the multitude of the aquatic life knocked our socks off. Also, we were amazed by the sheer size of these fish! I swear, I saw one trigger fish that looked like it could have been half my size.
Check out a few of our photos from these two days on our Flickr! Click here!