Thurs., Sept. 10, 2015
After our initial disappointment that the Blue Lagoon wasn’t so blue, we’ve become fans for all the other things it has to offer.
Our final day there we enjoyed a walk on the little cruise ship’s half of the beach (which is allowed on days the ship is gone). It’s definitely the prettiest half of the beach and worth the wait for the ship to leave.
We then walked across the island on a trail that goes from the resort to Lo’s Tea House located on a windswept beach on the other side. It’s a beach shack run by a Fijian woman who makes wonderful banana and chocolate cake and sells shells. The cake was tasty, and the “tea” was actually fragrant citrus leaves in hot water and was surprisingly good. The walk had beautiful views of surrounding islands and reefs and was well worth doing. We also enjoyed fish and chips at the Boathouse Nanuya bar (which serves lunch), and some nice snorkeling around the south end of Nanuya Lailai.
(Note: For anyone who wants to do the walk to Lo’s Tea House, just go to the Boathouse Nanuya bar and ask to see their map of the trail. You begin by walking up road to the big water tanks on the hill. The path starts behind them.)
While we didn’t have time to visit the farm on Matacawalevu Island across the lagoon, they ended up coming to the anchorage in boat loaded with fruits and vegetables to sell to the cruisers. Apparently they do this a couple of times a week or so. Very nice! We ended up really liking this place and hope to come back.
Below, a gallery of pictures from our final day. Click to enlarge and scroll. –Cyndi
