Dave & Margs' Travels

We left Otto and Fanny's for a night on Barefoot Island, a basic island with small bures on the beach, no electricty, just torches, but freshwater toilets and showers. It was another accommodation which was very quiet, just five of us during the day and another five joined from a sailing yacht at night. We were taken on a tour of the island which had three beaches and then we went snorkelling. The snorkelling was further out which we didn't like but it was much bigger and like a whole complete world of its own and more diverse than where we had been. Apparently you can see rare blue Nemo fish there but we weren't lucky.

We played a game of volleyball with the staff (6-a side) and of course Dave's team won. Dinner was unfortunately preceeded by another Cava ceremony but thankfully we didn't have to have too much. The staff sang as we ate and then taught some people dancing before they sat down and continued to get wasted on Cava. We left them to it.

In the morning we planted banana trees - one each and then the host showed us how they made traditional baskets etc from the leaves of the coconut tree. Next we had a demo on how to cut a coconut open with your bare hand. Mile the other guy with us couldn't do it in two attempts but Dave managed it fisrt go - should have videoed it rather than taken photos but I didn't think he'd do it that easily. We went for another snorkel and lazed around waiting for our transfer back to the main land and back to our accommodation. We walked along the road to another bar where we watched the cricket until Dave got too depressed and returned to our own bar and bed.

I am writing this in a small corridor near the baggage room with no view but about 100 yards from the beach. This morning we went into Nadi for a look around and to get stamps etc. We got harassed by a guy who wanted to take us to his friend's shop and guess what ... when we got there we had more Cava! Oh No! We made our escape fairly quickly and walked out of shops where we were pressurised to buy, bought a few things and got a taxi back. we are waiting now to go to the airport and a flight to Cook Islands.

It has been lovely here, beautiful deserted beaches, lovely weather etc but before you get too jealous remember this..

a) we have had Cava three times and that's three times too many.
b) There may not be many mosquitos but my legs are covered in swollen bites from sandfleas and they itch.

Wonder what will bite us in Cook.