Moorea

Ok, so our hotel room was out on the water. We could go snorkeling off of our balcony. No big deal.

The first night there our hotel had this BBQ with a traditional Polynesian dance show. The food was wonderful- all sorts of fresh grilled fish and fresh fruit from the island. The show was really fun too- especially watching the white people attempt to move their hips like the polynesians do (it’s not that hard folks- the movement comes from bending your knees, not from actually moving your hips).

Also, I want to learn how to dance with fire.

Anyway. next day we went on a cruise around the island. The cruise itself, while pretty, was kind of boring. We expected more commentary and history, but it was literally just driving us in a circle around the island. Oh well. It ended up being totally worth it when we got the to the swimming with sting rays and sharks bit!

As my friend Charlie said, sting rays feel like marshmallows and act like puppies. Unless you threaten them: then they act like killing Steve Erwin. I like they way they feel when they swim against you- so soft! And slippery. It was cool.

The sharks weren’t interested in us- they swam within a few feet of us, but probably only because our tour guide was throwing food to them. Still, it was cool to be so close.

You could also see sharks under our hotel room!