The trip up to Yanuca was butt ugly and unfortunately the anchorage off the village didn’t offer very much protection. We scouted around for a better spot and talked to another visiting yacht and the conclusion was to stay put. … Continue r…
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Viani Bay
One of our favorite destinations remembered from our 2006 Fijian cruise aboard Raven was Viani Bay, a quiet pastoral spot on Vanua Levu’s southeast corner, just across the Somosomo Strait from the island of Taveuni. Viani Bay is so secluded it is not even serviced by a road. Access is by boat (or maybe chartered […]
Savusavu
For the past couple of days we’ve been hanging out in Savusavu, a sleepy little town stretched out along the shore of a placid bay and backed by a hilly landscape dripping with greenery. A popular hangout for yachts, there are maybe thirty or forty anchored here in the harbor at the moment. Most are […]
Underwater Slideshow
Some of my favorite underwater images this trip. Click on “Options” at the bottom right of the image to play the slideshow fullscreen.
Watersports
Our entertainment up til now has been strictly water based. Kayaking, snorkeling, scuba diving and fishing have been the daily fare, star watching or a DVD on the big screen TV for evening entertainment – if we can stay awake past 8 p.m.! The scuba diving in the Lau group was exceptional. Being so […]
Message in a Bottle
Our next stop was Yanuca – home of the former and future Lovo. Before heading off to the Lau group, however, we contacted Jack (acting Chief) who happened to be in Suva at the time and gave him the approximate … Continue reading →
Sevusevu
Our first order of business upon arriving in the Lau group was to check in with the local village to perform the traditional ceremony of sevusevu. Although on mainland Fiji more and more it seems the sevusevu is often skipped over by the more accessible villages, here in the Lau it is still taken very […]
Bula from the Lau Group
Greetings from a remote corner of Fiji – the Lau Group of islands where traditional Fiji still exists isolated from the march of modernization. The Lau consists of 57 isles scattered across the southwest corner of the Fijian archipelago. Here there are no hotels, bars, restaurants, dive shops, banks or tourist shops. There is a […]
Qamea 2
By the time the weather broke a bit, it was time for us to head on north so we will have to reserve the Exploring Isles in the Lau group for another time. Having said that, there were some beautiful … Continue reading →
SuSui
In my last post, I talked about what Mom Nature gives you. We wanted to go to the Bay of Islands but the weather was being difficult so we moved across the atoll to SuSui instead. Unplanned but wonderful none … Continue reading →
