Monthly Archives: October 2007

Exploring Vanua Levu

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When we woke up the sun was brighter than it was yesterday. We looked into the water below us and could see all sorts of spectacular coral formations. Guess we missed the sand patch. At least it will be a pretty dive when we free the anchor.

We have been itching to use the kayaks since Tonga. This was an ideal spot, being both remote and sheltered, so we got the kayaks down instead of the dinghy. We decided to explore the islands, figuring that they were small and it wouldn’t take very long. We went to Vanua Levu first, curious about the huts on shore. We landed the dinghy to the left of the large rock next to the huts. This is the nicest beach we have seen since leaving San Diego. It is fine white sand. We realized that there was no way to go around the rock and we’d have to go over it.

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Nadi and Helicopter Ride

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Today was a busy day. We had a crew of people come to wash and wax Kosmos (yippee!). Eric briefly met with them, then the four of us (Adrienne, Christi, Eric, and John) headed to downtown Nadi (pronounced Nandi). Nadi is a much smaller city that Suva. Most of the buildings are two stories, with the occasional 4 story building. Like Suva, Nadi is clean, with no graffiti of litter about. Suva has some charm, Nadi has none. Except for the Hindu temple, the architecture is utilitarian.

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Tour of the Coral Coast, Viti Levu, Fiji

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We were up early again. We were going to go on a tour of the Coral Coast of Viti Luvu, which is between Suva and Nadi. We were being picked up from the Sheraton, where Adrienne had just checked in. We had decided to get breakfast at the Sheraton. Regrettably the food was not good and the service was slow, even by South Pacific standards.

For the tour there was another couple with us, Hilary and Russ. We were in a 4 wheel drive SUV (sport utility vehicle) with seating for 7. We left Denaru and went through downtown Nadi. The drive to the coral coast was quite long. The scenery is mostly rolling hills with grass, scattered palms trees, and the occasional cow or horse. There is one area that is a pine tree forest. Pine timber is one of their major exports. There were several farm areas, mostly sugar cane. We saw lots of cut sugar cane ready to be sent off to the factory for processing. Sugar cane is their primary export. Continue reading →