Ravens’ Ihedigbo tackles Tahiti Celebrity traveler

With all that, we wondered whether Ihedigbo ever takes a breather and where he goes when he does. And we learned that even on vacation, he’s still a gutsy hotshot, staring down sharks in the ocean.

Where is your favorite travel destination?

Bora Bora with my wife. We were just there for our honeymoon. It’s a place where we’ve never been, but it really allows for that peaceful, relaxing environment. Beautiful scenery. We didn’t know until we got there, but it’s the same place where [the 2009 feature film] “Couples Retreat” was shot.

How did you choose it?

We’ve been to the Bahamas … to the Virgin Islands … and wanted to do something different. Someplace we wouldn’t have the time to go to around football season.

From where did you fly and how long did it take?

We got married in New York, so we flew from New York to L.A., which is a five-hour flight. We flew all night from L.A. to Bora Bora, which is an 8-hour flight.

Need I ask how the weather was?

Ohhhh. In the high 80s. Beautiful!

Where did you stay?

We stayed at the St. Regis [Bora Bora Resort]. It was just beautiful. In our room there were glass floors so we could see the fish swimming underneath us. It had these very open spaces to lie out. The showers had doors that slid open so you felt like you were outside. You had the option to have your own private swimming pool on your patio with a private wall, blocking off the outside. There’s a fence around the entire hut where the wood was pyramided so you can see out, but people can’t see in.

What type of activities did you do?

The resort offered these JetSki tours of the entire island. It was weird to be out in the middle of the ocean. They had these sand bars. I’d be skiing and then get out and stand there and see stingrays and sharks in the distance, but literally be in the middle of the ocean. The ocean was sky blue. We also went fishing and kayaking.

What kind of land adventures?

They had everything. [There was a] 4×4 Mountain Trip where you could go over the entire mountain [Mount Otemanu].

What was unique to Bora Bora that you hadn’t experienced on other islands?

Everything was such a surprise — we went on a “feed the sharks trip.” I literally jumped in with like 10 sharks around me — I was like shark bait! And to see them circling you, but also disregarding you … whoa.

Why were they disregarding you and not eating you?

They [the tour operators] put food out so the sharks don’t pay any attention to you. So there I was right there in the water with them.