Namale Resort Savusavu

... Miles from shore, with nothing else in the water, we saw 3 striped sea snakes swimming on the surface of the water. I had heard stories from another boat about these snakes making their way onto boats, so this was not a good sign for me. The strong winds picked up again at midday, and the rain started up. We all hunkered down in the cockpit in foul weather gear while each wave sent a splash into the cockpit—splashes that ...

... after a massive hurricane just missed Fiji. Or so I thought. It turned out, I learned later at the Rotary's meeting, that there was one island that was hit ******* the outskirts of the group of island called Cikobia. One of the board's members was the manager of a tourist adventure yacht called the Tui Tai that becuse of it's expansive itinerary, and also the generous ethos of the operators and staff, often delivers supplies ...

... walked past, curiously glancing my way! Keith took me snorkelling for free which was amazing! I was swimming a long the edge of the coral. To one side was the vast ocean, I didn't look, and the other side was hundreds of colourful fish! We then went to the lookout on the Island which has a stunning view of the surrounding Islands. I saw the Island where castaway was filmed. Shipwrecked was filmed on on of the beaches on Mana. And ...

... back to the village, and the visit to the school and the market showcased the fabulous working relationship and highlighted the kindness and generosity of the Fijian people. Definitely my favorite island activity! Well, then there was the $20 hour-long, on-the-beach massage... And the nights... Tuesday was Crab Race Night, Wednesday was Movie Night (The Flying Scotsman - class!), and Thursday night was... QUIZ NIGHT! Myself, Mary from Ireland ...

... place in Australia that I met Aussies who were rude to non-Australians. I took the 4pm bus to Savusavu with Wayne, a friend of Elaine's who happened to be visiting this afternoon, and was house-sitting in Savusavu, and waited in one of the bars near the wharf for my boat to come. By the time it was an hour late I was starting to get a little anxious, even on Fiji time, for a scheduled, and widely considered reliable service, this was ...

... is a prearious craft at best, but not in the lagoon, which is protected from sharks by the outer reef, which is basically a shark barrier. It is something that I am going to have to deal with. I spent the afternoon taking some Fiji Time, lying on the veranda, reading and snoozing with the sound of tropical rain thundering around me. I don't know what has happened to the sunshine recently, cyclone season eems to be early. In the evening I presented my sevusevu to the ...

... when Sascha rejoined me, and we seemedd to move a little faster on the way back. We cut five minutes from our time on the way back to the suspension bridge, a positive, because it meant we would probably catch the bus at the other end. sascha took over carrying the rucksack at this point, which was onyl fair as he had put some of his things in it, but even though i could see it on his back as he strode ahead of me I felt like I had forgotten something ...

... that I would be safe. I was wary all the way to the house though, as no one knew where I was, and I was, by this point, 5 days ahead of my planned itinerary. It is Fijian culture however, to offer hospitality to anyone who needs it, and I need not have worried, I was warmly greeted when I arrived at the house, by Manu's uncle Joe and his partner Sau. It also turned out that I had been on the wrong bus to begin with, the ferry has its own bus service from Savusavu ...

... area behind in order to come and visit a part of Fiji into which comparatively few travellers venture. I came to see the diversity of the islands and I had spent most of the day moping about how quiet and deserted it was, and how lonely I was feeling. I decided, upon hearing the music, that I needed to grow a little backbone, I chose to come here for the very reasons that had got me down today. I will not let that happen again.

... on poles sticking out of the bay like that. A little further I went ashore on the island and snorkeled some more in the ridiculously warm water. Two women where fishing. they had a simple line and waded in the watter up to their armpits. It's a beautifully sight to see just two heads sticking out the brightly reflecting water. Their daughters where playing in the shallow water not to far from me. All very laid back. I headed back to shore to almost be run over by a ferry while ...