We started birthday morning off as participants in the Bastille Day parade. Representing the Bora Bora Yacht Club, the guys constructed a float consisting of our small sailing dinghy on a trailer, decorated with flags from around the world and King Neptune (Eric) himself presiding. The entire fleet was invited to dress like pirates and walk in the parade. We had over 50 people turn out which made for quite the party mood, despite the fact that it was 7:30 am! The kids presented a homemade poster to the president of French Polynesia and our crazy young friends on s/v Bubbles shared their rum with the mayor! It was all in good fun and the locals loved our pirate outfits. The following day the gendarm (local police) even commented on it!
That evening the fleet again turned out in full force at the Bora Boar Yacht Club to celebrate Eric's birthday with a potluck/grill feast, traditional Tahitian dancers and musicians and silly antics thrown in. The Bubbles gang entertained with their own grass skirted dance routine which Eric gladly joined in. Green Man even made an appearance....
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Eric, Annie and Bear
These are the travels of the Bloomquists aboard our Nordhavn 64, Oso Blanco.
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- Oso Blanco
- Oso Blanco is hull 6409, manufactured by Nordhavn in Taiwan. She is 64 feet long, has a 21' beam and 7' draft. Return to home page and click "About the Boat" to learn more.