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| Hiking Malolailai island with Tavarua on the horizon |
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| Almost like a honeymoon vacation |
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| We're adding this one to our collection of "interesting" signs |
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| The anchorage at Musket Cove |
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| Musket Cove Marina |
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| Sunday night BBQ with cruising friends |
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| Pool day! |
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| A great day for a hike around the island with Jake and Jackie (s/v Hokulea) |
After leaving Saweni Bay we spent a night anchored off Beachcomber Island in the Mamnuca Group. It wasn't so great; a deep, rolly anchorage, with the nuisance of jet skis and tour boats buzzing all around. By morning I was in a foul mood and ready to go anywhere as long as it was away from there.
We weighed our options and randomly chose Musket Cove on Malololailai island. It was close, and a known safe place to anchor to wait-out the forecasted rain. After being in the city, I was hoping to get away to a quiet, isolated place. From what we'd heard and from scoping it out on Google Earth we didn't expect to like it much. We're not into posh-snotty resorts or tourist traps; you know, for those other types of yachties. But we were pleasantly surprised. The yacht club's easy breezy policies, the use of all the facilities, (pools, paths, laundry, showers, garbage disposal, water, fuel, grocery store, cafe, bar, surf moorings, book exchange), were accessible and affordable- some even free. Best of all, we finally caught up with friends that we haven't seen since Savusavu, New Zealand and Kadavu. So maybe we are all into the amenities and creature comforts... I'm going to take a long hot shower and ponder that one :)
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| Looking out towards the mainland (Viti Levu) from Malolailai |
Glad you are enjoying it--we hadn't expected to like it either (and still don't understand the people who spend months there) but it was a welcome few days of fun and R+R for us. And there are some really lovely hiking paths. The quiet of the Yasawas isn't too far away.
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