The final morning of our full day in Bora Bora, we head over to the docks where we had our jet ski tour reserved for 08:45. We were the only guests for that time slot departing from the Thalasso, so after a brief introduction, our tour guide Mana led us speeding towards Le Moana where a few other people were picked up. The tour takes approximately 2 hours at a cost of $275 per jet ski and takes you around the entire island with a few stops along the way. You get to see all the different resorts and some of the smaller motu. Our guide also pointed out the locations of some of the WW2 cannons that were never used. It was a great way to start off the day and we were lucky enough to avoid any rain that inhibited visibility of the beautiful scenery. Not so great picture from the GoPro below.
Afterwards, we returned to our room for a quick rest before heading back over to the main island for lunch. We booked a scooter for 4 hours to get around through the concierge for $65. Of course our luck ran short here as it began to pour rain when we hopped onto the shuttle boat to Le Moana. As things began to lighten up, we grabbed some ponchos from the reception desk at Le Moana (where the scooter is picked up) and head off towards Bloody Marys for lunch. About 2 minutes after leaving, it started pouring again, but the ponchos did a decent job of keeping us dry. After wolfing down some fried fish and shrimp, we bought some shirts and decided to use the rest of our rental time to ride around the island. This gave us a different perspective and let us see the locals lived away from the glitz and glam of the resorts.
Back side of Mount Otemanu
It ended up taking an hour or so to cruise the island which was a great time. Compared to the cost of the other activities, I highly recommend doing this as it's cheap and lets you explore at your leisure. We caught the 4:15PM shuttle back to the Thalasso and ordered room service again. While hanging out on the deck, I setup the tripod again to get some more shots.
On checkout day, I spent some more time in the lagoon taking in the beautiful view for one last time. Afterwards, we double checked with the front desk and confirmed they would not be able to offer us late checkout, so we packed up everything and head over to reception at 11AM. We were provided a day room (awesome amenity!) and the porter was sent to move our bags over while we went back to the pool.
Some more fruity drinks
Before we knew it, it was 2PM, time for the daily stingray feeding
One of the seagulls hoping to catch some fish
Knowing that our boat transfer to the airport was scheduled for 4:50PM, we did the whole lock and throw away the key thing that was part of the Garden of Love.
Back to the day room (about 7x7 for the main space, plus a bathroom and shower) to change and shower.
From there we caught our boat, and hopped on our flights home. It was hard to leave paradise, but it's back to reality on Monday. Now we can look forward to our round the world trip in August.
Thanks to everyone who read this report! It was a blast of a trip!