Visit to the Chief of Waya Island in Yalobi Village

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Lat 17.20S, Long 177.08 E, In Fiji, once you get outside the cities, most of the land is owned by villages. A village not only owns the land, they also own the water around the land. In this culture, it is of utmost importance to obtain permission to be in their territory. It is considered very bad form to not ask permission to stay. There is a special ritual that is to be followed in order for permission to be granted. The importance of  Continue reading →

Diving in Navadra Bay and Fleeing to Yalobi Bay, Waya Island

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Shortly after waking up, we looked out and saw a big cruise ship had pulled in. They were shuttling people to the two islands in their tenders. Then we realized that there were more than a dozen people snorkeling behind Kosmos. Boy, we picked an interesting place to anchor!

We decided to go diving first, then to the island. We loaded into our gear and  Continue reading →

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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Towards the top of the hill, we found Continue reading →