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Misto - Days 175-180 July 1-6: Waya, Denarau and Musket Cove



Our visit to the island of Waya and the village of Yalobi was a highlight of our time in Fiji. We anchored at the head of the bay off the village and went ashore with our gift of kava where a Sevusevu ceremony was performed and we were welcomed to the village by Tai Enochi. Andrew, a boy of 13 showed us around the village and introduced us to the other chief Tai Tom. The next morning we attended the church in the village - the singing was simply awesome and we were made incredibly welcome by everyone. We made a small gift of coloring books and crayons to the Sunday School and found Andrew again to give him some fish hooks, as he said he does a lot of fishing. I cannot say enough about the welcoming attitude of all the Fijians we met. On our way back to the dinghy we met the principal of the school. It is a primary school but of the 165 pupils , 105 are boarders and that afternoon we saw many of them returning to school by boat.

The following morning we made an early start for Denarau. As expected the wind was right on the nose but light, and so we motored the whole way arriving around midday. The marina still said they had no space ( despite the fact that on entering the marina there did appear to be room) and so we anchored outside. We took the local bus into the town of Nadi to provision and buy gifts for the village in Vanuatu that WARC supports.  This was not my favorite shopping experience as the town is dusty and dirty and there was some pressure to go into certain shops. We actually returned the following day to the fresh produce market and to complete our gift purchases. The market was huge and there was a large section devoted to Kava. For Vanuatu we ended up with 3 shovels, assorted flip flops and school bags, a small tent and a wheelbarrow - yes we did manage to fit it into the cockpit of Misto! This may sound like an odd selection but they were all items that had been requested.

We are now in Musket Cove a lovely resort on the island of Malolo Lailai, stern-to moored with many other boats from the fleet. It's nice to enjoy a few modern facilities after time in simpler environments. We depart for Vanuatu on July 8.

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