Naqaiqai Creek

 A favorite of mine and Nick's last year.  Willie and Morena and Eddie made us so welcome.  It was Willie that made kava for us in the video I shared on FB.  Unfortunately, Morena had just died; her grave was up on the hillside, the red funeral flags waving in the breeze.  Willie was down in Suva with relatives, so it was just Eddie and me this time.

Had kava last night with Eddie.  He complimented me on my choice of kava (like I would know) and I even got to pound it.  We had avocado with lemon juice and fried eggplant for dinner.  And surprisingly I made it back to the boat on the paddle board without drowning.  The kava seemed to have no effect on me; Eddie, on the other hand, was getting very mellow.






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