Our tour today took us all the way around Bora Bora, on a road built by U.S. servicemen during World War II.
We saw places for the very wealthy, such as these houses that were occupied by Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson. And we saw modest homes for average families. Since there is no cemetery on the island, deceased loved ones are often buried in their own front yards. We saw several of these graves, mostly paved with white stone and protected by a canopy of wood or something grassy, probably palm leaves.
My favorite stop: an outdoor shop where pareus are made and sold.
A pareu is a big, tablecloth-like garment. It can be tied and twisted into a variety of dress styles. Our guide demonstrated.
The pareu fabrics are colored with sun-activated dyes.
Parts of the fabric are covered with cutout shapes. The areas under the shapes do not change color, and thus a design is created.
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