More Cruising days

We traveled from one part of Taveuni to another and it seemed that Taveuni is definitely more prosperous. I want to go back to see the waterfall on the east side of the island that flows directly into the ocean, there are no roads on that side of the island but you can go by boat. On the Sunday morning there was the opportunity to visit the RC Church, it had beautiful stained glass windows. I decided to photograph these three sisters, and they held their hands out for money, I gave some to the oldest thinking they would share but each one wanted some, I had one more note to hand out and the smallest missed out, she pulled a sad face so I ended up crocheting her a flower to put on her dress. That seemed to make her happy.

















It was only a short bus ride to the international date line, this is the real line but for convenience the line moves to the water east of Taveuni to stop any arguments about whether its yesterday or today. We drove past a shop that is the first to open in the world each day, talk about cashing in.

















There are beautifully coloured parrots on Taveuni, we had seen some examples at the nature park near Sigatoka, This trip I never saw any close up, but I did hear a bird call when we were at the dateline and the guide said it was a parrot. Look for that black spot at the top of one of the trees. That is as close a look as I got this time, but next visit I will plan to go to the area where they are.












We said goodbye to Taveuni and while we had lunch on the upper deck we cruised across the straight to Vana Levu again. This beach is owned by an American, that is his holiday home, but he wasn't here, and there are extra cottages for his friends who may want to come to visit. Fortunately the Cruise owner is a friend of his and we could use his beach. We had a swim after everyone had a snorkel, it was only a 100 metres across the narrow strip of land at the back of the house to the other side of the headland. There were beautiful shells on the beach.
















The days of our cruise are numbered, only two nights to go. It is amazing how they navigate through the channels to miss the reefs at low and high tide. No wonder the boat stays anchored at night. Cruising along the coast of Vana Levu it was interesting to see the rain, not that interesting as it generally rains most days somewhere, but it does make for good photo shots.