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We arrive at the secluded Hotel Sofitel Motu, which is on it's own tiny island just offshore. Our bungalow (2nd from right in the second photo), is built over the water, which is populated by thousands of reef animals. In fact, there are coral formations just below and around the bungalows. Each unit has a private deck and patio, with stairs leading to a swim platform for easy entry to and exit from the water. For more information, check out this tourism website.
The structures in the trees, to the left are "Tree Top Bungalows", and create a Robinson Crusoe feeling. The paths to reach these units wind through flower gardens. Below are some shots inside our bungalow. We decide living here the rest of our lives would be ok.
The first picture on the right shows the living room with a glass-covered hole in the floor. Fish can be seen schooling about just below. There's also a light which attracts them at night time. Food in French Polynesia is exhorbitantly expensive. The dessert Nicole's about to eat in the 4th picture costs US $16.00. Regardless, the home-made pistacio ice cream is loaded with fresh toasted almond shavings, and the cake is hot from the oven. It's all basking is a sauce, and I can't even describe the taste, it's that good.
For some reason, having breakfast brought to your room isn't very expensive. Had we known this, we'd have ordered it every morning! Because of the french way of doing things all the bread on the island is fresh, often warm from the oven. Bread is everywhere and in great quantity. There's so much bread on the island they have baskets of it on the docks to feed fish.
