Monuriki Island is where the movie Cast Away was filmed. It’s known to the tourists as Cast Away Island, is only about 0.4 km2, and is uninhabited. It’s made up of coral and volcanic rock. We returned to our home base in the late afternoon, where we joined the Australian ladies to give gifts to […]
One morning, Bill taught us how to weave baskets used by the villagers. The baskets last two years, and get stronger as they dry out.
The activity for the day was snorkelling with sharks, but it ended up being so much more!!
The tiny island of Sawa-i-Lau is unique in Fiji in that it’s the only one made of limestone while all the others are volcanic. There’s a limestone mountain on the island, and the caves below are where we’re headed.
Hand line fishing is a traditional and common method of fishing for Fijians. It just uses a fishing line on a spool with bait. And then you start catching fish … or other objects.
Nolan took some overhead shots with his drone:
Bill assured us everything was good and that this is normal for them. Originally, there was only one village on the island, then there was a big landslide in 1985. At that point, the one village split into three with approximately 150 people per village. Hurricane season is Sep to Feb and the island is […]