TAVEWA, YASAWA ISLANDS, FIJI
In addition to the guests and staff at Coral View, there are two cows on the property, two dogs (one named Snoopy), and several chickens which have a habit of walking into the dining room while we're eating. Luckily they didn't walk in last night when we had chicken for dinner. That would have been awkward.
Chris and I had arranged to visit the Sawa-I-Lau caves today, so at 9:15 Joe's Water Taxi picked us up on the beach. After collecting a few more people from nearby resorts, we then sped off to Sawa-I-Lau island, a very bumpy 45-minute ride to the north over some pretty rough seas.
After anchoring at the island, we walked up some stairs from the beach to the entrance to the main cave, which is well-lit by daylight and has a dome-shaped roof about 75 feet high, and a deep pool below. We dove in the water and made our way to one end, where we then had to swim underwater through a short tunnel in order to surface in another, much darker, cave. Our guide led us with a flashlight through tunnels that led for many yards underground. It was very echoey and surreal--almost like I would imagine it would be swimming through Pirates of the Caribbean or one of those other Disney boat rides. Pretty cool, though.
After exiting the "secret" cave and splashing around some more in the main pool, we got back in the boat and rode back to Tavewa. This time our captain wisely decided to take us back on the leeward side of the islands, which made for a much smoother ride.
People met today:
In addition to the guests and staff at Coral View, there are two cows on the property, two dogs (one named Snoopy), and several chickens which have a habit of walking into the dining room while we're eating. Luckily they didn't walk in last night when we had chicken for dinner. That would have been awkward.
Chris and I had arranged to visit the Sawa-I-Lau caves today, so at 9:15 Joe's Water Taxi picked us up on the beach. After collecting a few more people from nearby resorts, we then sped off to Sawa-I-Lau island, a very bumpy 45-minute ride to the north over some pretty rough seas.
After anchoring at the island, we walked up some stairs from the beach to the entrance to the main cave, which is well-lit by daylight and has a dome-shaped roof about 75 feet high, and a deep pool below. We dove in the water and made our way to one end, where we then had to swim underwater through a short tunnel in order to surface in another, much darker, cave. Our guide led us with a flashlight through tunnels that led for many yards underground. It was very echoey and surreal--almost like I would imagine it would be swimming through Pirates of the Caribbean or one of those other Disney boat rides. Pretty cool, though.
After exiting the "secret" cave and splashing around some more in the main pool, we got back in the boat and rode back to Tavewa. This time our captain wisely decided to take us back on the leeward side of the islands, which made for a much smoother ride.
People met today:
- Kate' from Finland, traveling on her own for several months, on the boat to Sawa-I-Lau. Strangely, she has a perfect American accent, probably because she spent seven years in Washington, D.C.
- Mick from Belfast, who's returning from a working holiday in Australia.
- Bjornar (BJ), a mechanic from Norway, who showed us on his laptop some cool pictures he took in Norway, China, and Australia, including a panda sanctuary in China and New Years' Eve in Sydney.
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