FRIDAY-NOVEMEBR 8, 2013
BOTTOM LINE:
All day excursion to
Tivua Island
BACK STORY:
Following a good nights
sleep, we were ready to explore Fiji. We
booked an outing with Captain Cooke Cruises which took us on a large catamaran
to the small privately owned Island of Tivua, for a day of snorkeling,
kayaking, beach volleyball, lunch, drinks and relaxing under our own grass hut.
Any shade was a welcome relief from the intense sun/reflection. Even with spf-50 on, we still got too much!
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Boat ride to Island |
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Tivua Island |
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A place to relax |
The crew began our Island fun with a proper Fijian KAVA welcome ceremony. It is a nasty beverage made from a crushed root and offered to guests upon arrival. Out of the crowd, they picked Bruce to come up and sample the concoction, which he reluctantly obliged. I was told that it tends to numb the tongue and tonsil. Bruce’s only comment was that it tasted like dirt!
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Kava welcome ceremony |
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Making Kava drink |
One of the more
interesting invitations was to walk through the “bush” with one of the crew
members who spoke about natural medications. He painted a picture of how most
of the Islands are remote and if there is every a medical emergency the natives
must go to plants and bushes for help.
Talk about “natural-path!”
He also spoke about a
poisonous worm that hatches yearly in October and November. The locals in villages watch for the bloom
and must go into the water with large nets to scoop up the worms before
sunrise. Once the sun hits the water,
the worms “melt” or disintegrate as the fish feed on them. If the fish eat them, they become
poisonous. People that catch fish, must
be very careful. They will take a fish
and cut off a large piece. They then place
the piece on a plate outside. If flies
descend on it then they know the fish is OK to eat. If no flies go to the fish, they know that it
is poisonous and throw the remaining fish away.
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