WestwardGo!

A couple of hours later we arrived at our final resort, Nabua Lodge. Again we arrived at low tide so had another paddle in the shallows trying not to think about poisonous sea critters. We both swapped our finished books for new ones and spent a little while reading...in hammocks... (notice a theme yet?) before chatting to our Bure neighbours who were from Northern Ireland. We'd heard rumour of a Tea House nearby so went for a wander along the beach where we found a little hut serving freshly baked cake and tea, here we found Hannah who we first met a Naqalia Lodge and had travelled with since, we stayed a while chatting over our yummy cake. Once dinner was over we spent some time with other guests chatting and playing games (Pass the Pigs!) The morning came and we prepared for our next outing, a trip to Sawa-I-Lau caves, a rare geological feature due to the limestone makeup of a particular island. The ride there took 45 minutes, once there we entered the first cave which wa

Our ride to Naqalia Lodge was a bumpy one, once we arrived we were given a wonderfully warm welcome by the family who run the resort. After introductions we were shown to our Bure which was only feet from the beautiful sandy beach and lapping waves, as good as the previous island was this felt like paradise!  After some lounging around in hammocks we ate lunch and then indulged our creative sides, Amy made a bracelet from shells and Mike wove a bookmark from palm leaves. Once our masterpieces were complete Mike took advantage of the free snorkeling trip to some nearby reefs whilst Amy returned to the hammock and her book. Later that evening after dinner we were invited to join some of the family for kava as they wished to formally welcome us to their home with a ceremony and songs, once the ceremony was over we relaxed, drank more kava and played some really fun games late into the night. In the morning we were excited, or nervous (depending

BULA! Fijians are both welcoming and enthusiastic. The airport even has its own ukulele band to welcome you off the plane! After check-in and another breakfast we headed yo the spa for our much anticipated treat, full body massages! The rest of the day was spent in a relaxed daze as we tried to catch up with some of the sleep we missed whilst on the plane (we also missed a whole day as the flight left on the 3rd and arrived on the 5th...) The next day meant an early start and a coach ride to the port where we picked up our full itinerary and jumped on the "Yasawa Flyer" (a rather speedy catamaran ferry) to our first island resort. A wobbly small boat transfer later and we were walking up a white sandy beach to the tunes from another welcome 'bula' song. The island is so small you can walk around the perimeter in 15 minutes, while exploring we found mini-golf, turtles and some excellent snorkeling locations.   We were given a d