Dravuni Island Fiji
Fiji Dravuni IslandStravuni Island, Fiji
In Fiji we have woken up and dropped anchor off Dravuni Island. When we got there, I was so weary and weary of a mixture of self-inflicted problems like too many long night, too much exposure to the summer and too many drinks (probably the greatest problem) that I thought about not getting off the boat and just laying on a daily berth and seeing Dravuni from afar.
That would be a very bad endeavour as you don't get so far as to be just a spectator, so after a tapering breakfastbuffet we went to a delicate little barge (one of the life boats of the ship) and went over to Dravuni. The Dravuni Island is located just to the south of Suva, Fiji's biggest town.
There' s only one town on the whole isle with 100 inhabitants. There' re no streets and no automobiles, so you have to go everywhere. This is not an emergency, as it is not a big isle. At first we walked through the town, where we saw the inhabitants' homes, the elementary schools and the townhouse.
It is denominated in Fiji dollar and they have calculated FJ$20. When you don't have Fiji bucks, they take Australia currencies, but they like banknotes, no coin, and when it comes to converting currencies you don't get a rebate on the Fiji rates you advertise. They need a lot of solar protection, beverages and boots for this beautiful beach, because it is incredibly warm and the warm.
You will sweat a lot with all the moisture in the air, where it just drains from your own bodies and the protection of your legs from the corals is very important as the dive site is around the isle. Snorkeling (once you have crossed the weeds and flat water) is astonishing.
When we came out of the sea we were told that you can run to the top of the hill, where there is an unbelievable panorama, so we dropped our things on the shore (there is no issue with theft) and made our way to the top. It is a stroll that is simple to take, even if you wear strings (as we were), but it is still warm.
Did I mention Fiji's called? When we were struggling for breaths on the way up, we came past many men who descended the mound, all of whom, no doubt, said: "It's rewarding when you get up there", and with that kind of motivation we went on. We walked to the highest point of the archipelago in about 20 minutes.
I' d have been sorry if we hadn't bothered, because the views from the top of Dravuni are fantastic and we were in respect for our area. It' an unbelievable place and Carl asked a native if we could move there!
However, this is not meant to be and we had to hand the whole thing over to the hundred happy people who can call this particular place "home". I' m not sure if you'd ever go to Dravuni unless you're on a liner and it's so good that the cruisers are visiting because they give an extra living to the town Dravuni refers to at home.
Then the way back down. We' ve captured the very last auction and if we hadn' t gotten it, maybe as Carl would have liked, we'd still be here! It was a real adventure for us to see how the Fijians lived on the Dravuni Isle. They were able to see how their villages worked, how they welcomed the guests and, of course, how their harmonic voice sang to us while we were at home on their islands.
It would be very gratifying if I had the chance to return to Dravuni Island and its inhabitants.