11 April 2010
South Sea Island, the first stop on our island-hopping tour of the Yasawa's, is a little sand isle sprinkled liberally with palm trees in the middle of the ocean. When I say little, I mean it. You can walk its entire circumference in less than five minutes. Roz, Megan (our new accomplice) and I spent the entire day lazing in the sun, stirring only to eat a BBQ lunch and have a lesson in how to tie a sarong (I have the skills, now I just need the sarong)! Now I am sitting in the fading light, the most beautiful part of the day, watching the sun sink lower casting a path of light on the sea towards me like a fallen streak of lightning, and listening to the gentle lapping as the tide rolls in. I just need these mosquitoes to bugger off and I'll be blissfully happy!
12 April 2010
Today was our one day sailing trip aboard 83 foot schooner Seaspray. Had to get up at 7am for breakfast (what happened to Fiji time?) then hop on a boat in the rain one hour later (what happened to the sunshine?) to get the water taxi to meet it. We were feeling a little despondent as the boat lurched through the rough waters, clutching a leaflet in our hands which illustrated what an amazing trip this is on a sunny day, which is most certainly was not. We were lucky in the end though because, even though it was overcast, it didn't rain any more and it was still warm enough (which is a good job because we only intend to wear one outfit in Fiji and that is a bikini)!
We started the morning at Modriki, the uninhabited island used to film Castaway. It was like something out of Jurassic Park - a rocky summit surrounded by thick vegetation and trailing off into sandy beach as it neared the sea. We spent some time exploring - turns out you don't need long on an island of this size - then climbed aboard for an impressive BBQ lunch.
Appetites satisfied, we anchored off Yanuya Island where we visited a traditional Fijian village. We were welcomed ashore by a kava ceremony - we even tried some. It tastes like water which has been drained through soil. Afterwards, we wandered around the village. The houses are very basic and functional, one storey and with slatted windows. It appears to be a very simple and peaceful way of life; they grow their own tapioca, spear their own fish and make jewellery and ornaments from wood and shells to sell to passing boats at their market. Unfortunately, we only had an hour here so before we knew it, we were back on the boat travelling at an alarming 45 degree angle to the sea with the charming crew singing and playing guitar for us. A great day. I'm going to spend the whole evening singing "you are my sunshine" in my head though.
Now I'm sitting back in the same spot watching the sun go down and unable to get over just how beautiful it is here. I can definitely put up with ten more days of this.
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