October 21, 2015
It’s been suggested that the crew of Legacy might like resorts a little too much, but we feel that some resorts are as unique and special to a place as any historic monument or village. Plus, they often have the best locations.
Octopus Resort is just such a place. It’s located on the west side of majestic Waya Island, nestled at the foot of grassy hills on a beautiful long stretch of beach. It’s the sister resort to one of our favorite places: the Blue Lagoon Resort to the north on Nacula Island.
The water here may not be as blue, but the snorkeling is some of the best in Fiji. Otherwise both places share the same attributes: restaurants with a sand floors, wonderful multi-course dinners, festive bars, mountain hikes, beautiful beaches, nice water for swimming, and lots of daily activities listed on a giant chalkboard in the dining room.
Octopus is not the easiest place for a yacht to visit. There’s a gap in the outer reef and the ever-present westerly swells roll right in here. Not only do you want to avoid strong trades in this anchorage (the mountainous interior can exacerbate those winds and send them blasting into the anchorage), you want a calm swell, too. But it’s worth the wait. It took us all season, but finally we got to visit. As you can see from the photos above, we enjoyed it very much. (Click to enlarge and scroll through photos.)
Our routes into the bay can be found on our Fiji Cruising Info pages. Our anchor waypoint was 17 16.5610 S, 177 06.2560 E. –Cyndi
