Yasawa Islands, Coral View

Trip Start Nov 27, 2008
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Trip End Mar 20, 2009


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Flag of Fiji  , Yasawa Islands,
Friday, March 13, 2009

We were glad to make like trees and get the hell outta nadi a.s.a.p, so we were early to pack up our stuff and mouw down a quick breakfast before jumping on a bus to denaru port leaving for the yasawa islands.  the bus did a major unnessacary detour and made us late for the sailing, so we were in a mad rush to check in a run down the dock with all our bags in a mad dash to jump on the boat just as it was pulling away.  tensions were high and stress was definetly a factor when i told one of the staff to go fuck himself when he was yelling at me, and i was borderline going to throw him into the water. im sure that would have gone over well...

despite the mass confusion and bumping into each other like blind penguins on a hockey rink, we made the boat and our bags were intail.  the couple hour cruise was beautiful, the most picturesque tiny islands surrounded by amazingly beaufitiful water with clear blue skys.  aaahhhh, it was so relaxing.  we played uno on the top deck for most of the trip with a bunch of english girls, then i fell asleep in the sun and got a wicked sunburn on my stomach.  it turned into a wicked nice tan for awhile.

when we got to coral view, we made the dodgy transfer from the larger catamaran ferry to a tiny passenger boat that was probably 70 years old with a 20hp outboard on the back with about 15-20 other passengers and our bags.  it was really experience how it was kindof 3rd world, and had an air of danger to it.  we rode fifteen minuites throught the most amazing islands and warm clear water until we beached the boat onto the white sand and the staff lugged our packs 4 at a time the long walk to the common area.  each and every staff made a line to shake our hands and welcome us to their home, it was sincerely inviting and we felt so happy to be there.  everyone was so nice, and the resort was void of many common ammenities for western countries, but a truly beautiful place.  the food was also really good, and the coral was just a few steps off the beach (which made skinny dipping pretty tough, ouch)  night life was really quiet. but to tell you the truth, thats probably what sean and i needed

the next day sean and i went on a shark feeding dive, which was awesome.  we say a tons of fish, quite a few black/white tipped reef sharks, a 1.5meter morray eel, and about a 4meter lemon shark that took the entire bait in one bite! really good stuff.  when we came back i played rugby with the local fijians, man those black dudes can run!  they made me look foolish at times, but i still pulled a try outof my ass and made a few decent runs.  i would have played alot more, but i wasnt wearing shoes and cut the bottom of my feet pretty bad.  after we hiked up to the top of the island with a bunch of people to watch the sunset over the ocean, amazing.  walking down in the dark was hilarious, and sean cut his shins up hiding in the bushes and scaring the girls. several times. haha.  played ring of fire (kings cup in canada) all night and got pretty wasted until the early morning.  woke up covered in sand. again.
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