Volivoli and holding...

 Stardate Sept 10, 2023

Waiting out the winds.  Criminy, the eastern trades are nuts this year.  All the natives are talking about them, too.

Went for a hike with Nick.  We wanted to walk around the peninsula where the Volivoli Beach Resort is; Google showed it possible.  The modern gate house and the locked fence said 'No.'  You could have told us that before we walked half way around the freaking hill.

We did meet a guy who was harvesting coconuts on his property.  He didn't speak much English, but he managed to convey that he was interested in selling the hill above us.  I asked him 'freehold?'  Freehold is land that foreigners can buy and hold title to.  He shook his head sadly.  I really think he was ready to sell to me otherwise.  Nice guy.  We smiled, waved, and walked on.

Too pics of the anchorage from the land.  You can see our sailboats on the RHS.


You've got to be kidding...


Of course we were thirsty, so we stopped off at Volivoli Beach Resort for lunch.  Nice place, not too expensive considering some of the places we've seen.  We asked the office for their rates.  $495 FJD per night gets you a bungalow.  Food was acceptable, restaurant is really nice.  Bar on the beach.  If you look carefully between the uprights of the canopy over the tables you can see the floating hammock out in the water.

Most customers were really old people - almost my age.



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