Savusavu Christmas

Well Christmas in Savusavu is the same as on any other tropical island, I guess.
This year, we had a beautiful sunny day, except for a short rain shower in the morning, just to cool the place down.
On Christmas eve, there was a rush to the shops to get that last minute gift & groceries that was forgotten earlier.
It is just amazing, to see so many people in the town, they must come from all over the island to shop here.
The days leading up to Christmas were very quiet, but I think the shops made up for all the lost trade in one day.
All the Government workers got their pay on Wednesday, so there was a lot of money paid out.
These pictures were taken, when one of the cruise ships visited us, earlier in the month.

Savusavu Homecentre.

Being a quiet week, we spent time, just doing maintenance on the boat.
It takes us 2 days to antifoul the bottom of Searov, as we don't have a slipway to have her docked.
She has to be put on the beach, & paint one side at a time, when the tide goes out.
This week we had very high tides 2mtrs, so it was the right time to do the job.

A week or so ago MH Homecentre opened their new shop in Savusavu, this is a huge improvement on the old shop.
We were entertained by a group of dancing girls, while being served cocktails.
It was a enjoyable night out.

Savusavu Sun Rise

Early on Friday morning I took these shots on the way out of Savusavu Bay.

It was a beautiful calm day, & the sun was just rising as we passed the Cousteau Resort.

On one side of the boat, we had the sun rising, & on the other side, was this lovely blue colour, that seemed to come from the sea & carried up into the sky.

On the way back into the harbour, the setting had changed again.

On the water, the scenery always changes, & you never get tired of looking at it.
It has such a calming affect.

Savusavu Airport

This is the news we have all been waiting for
.
Flights are to commence flying back into Savusavu, on Monday morning.
This is good news for people living overseas, who return to Savusavu for Christmas, to be with their families.

There have held test flight since Thursday, testing the new runway, & it has now been given the ok to start operations.

With the closure of the Airport 4 months ago, people had to travel to Labasa to catch a plane, this was a strain, & time consuming, on a lot of travellers.

Now, we hope the tourist numbers will start to pick up again.

Trip To Koro Island

Well it is the last day of November, so we have to be careful & keep updating the weather in case, a cyclone should form, as we are now into the hurricane season.

We had a trip to Koro Island, yesterday morning, to pick up a couple that were visiting the island.

During the night, we had some very heavy rain, but when we left Savusavu around 7.00am, it was a little cloudy, but the seas were nice & calm.

The trip back wasn't too bad, except for about 15 min when we got into a storm, just before we reached Savusavu harbour entrance.

Have included a picture of some flowers, to add a bit of colour.

Pacific Dawns Last Savusavu Visit For Year

We were up just after 4.30am, & witnessed another beautiful sunrise.
This morning Pacific Dawn was coming into Savusavu, on her last visit for the year.

The weather man had predicted rain for today, so we were happy to prove him wrong.
It wasn't long before Pacific Dawn could be seen in the early morning light, she had all the lights on, so it was a lovely sight, gliding along the sea, there wasn't a ripple on the water.

Again a few tours were organised, but a lot of the passengers did their own thing.
Hiring taxis to look around the island, or enjoying the local bands at a couple of places.

There were a few, very happy groups that boarded the tenders, that had spent some time at the bar, sampling the local brew.

Farewell Pacific Dawn, look forward to seeing you next year.

Korean Ambassador

The thunderstorms are still around, usually after lunch we start to see the dark clouds forming, but the mornings are really beautiful, clear sky's & calm seas.

Last Sunday, it was very unfortunate that a young boy was killed, on his way home with a group of friends, when he was struck by lightening.

The group had gone out looking for mangoes, a friend was up the tree & the boy that was killed was holding a bamboo stick, trying to get at the mangoes.

The friend in the tree was thrown out of the tree,& the lightening struck the bamboo stick, & killed, the boy.

A few days ago we had the pleasure of taking the Korean Ambassador to Fiji, on a harbour cruise. Fortunately we had one of the clear days.