Day 8 & into Day 9

Today is it. Today is our final day in Paradise. Woke up, packed our bags and prepared for our last day of honeymooning. We were fortunate enough to have ourselves and our bags escorted to reception for check out (via the oh so cool golf carts). Since our flight was not until the evening, we hung out by the beach most of the day, showered and freshened up at the Spa, and relaxed while we waited for our boat transportation to the air port in Bora Bora. Did you know their air port is on its own island?!

Any way, as we boarded our boat, we were leid one final time by the Polynesians, this time with a sea shell lei, one that we could actually keep. So you know, all other flower leis had to be turned in prior to boarding the next flight so as not to cross pollinate or spread flower germs or something. The Hilton staff, our new friends, came to see us off. They played a sweet song using their vocals, a ukulele, and drums. Although I couldn’t tell you the words, I can share with you that the sentiment was one of a heartfelt good bye and well wishes for safe travels and a happy life. I was fighting back tears.

It was truly an incredible honeymoon. Just the perfect amount of time, not too long where we got bored and not too short where we felt like there was still more to do. Obviously the company was pleasant. We loved spending time with each other and meeting so many new people. Bora Bora is rich in culture and the visitors are just as diverse. It was wonderful to be traveling alongside young (and old - haha) French, Greek, Italian, British, Indian, American, and so many other couples.

Traveling was gruesome. Neh, not that bad, it’s just the sitting and waiting and being padded down that gets old. Oh and then the plane ride back to the United States. It comes with the territory. While waiting, we snacked on starbursts (the large man who inspected my bag said these were “forbidden” and that he’d need to confiscate them – jokester!), coke, hot dogs (these are not good at the Tahiti airport), and lots of water.

On our flight we were served this ham and macaroni dish for dinner. It was fun. That reminds me, on the way over to Bora Bora, we had a pesto tortellini, it too was fun ;) Breakfast consisted of eggs and crepes. All just fine for airplane food. We got to sit on the left side of the plane, versus the middle section, on the way back, which left us with a tiny bit more leg room.

We were greeted by Shelly and Jack at the airport, who brought us home. Thank you for that! As we pulled into the drive way, we were greeted by Guinness, along with a welcome sign, a bottle of champagne, some flowers, and balloons. Thanks VV! Our honeymoon was just exquisite and now, its good to be home. Can’t wait to see every one. Now we must unwind and unpack. 

Sadly, Scott’s head is not in this pic, but it’s a cute one aside from that – I’ll play around with photo shop to see if we can get his head put back in its proper place