Savusavu
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Mike and Liz Downing
Sun 27 May 2012 09:11
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Some pictures from Savusavu:
 The rally participants were welcomed with the
traditional Fijian sevusevu (not savusavu - confusing or
what!)
welcome ceremony
involving
the presentation of kava root and
the sharing of the kava drink. The kava,
a mildly narcotic drink (depending on how much you
drink!), is prepared in the kava
bowl and shared with all taking
part.
 After the kava ceremony all the boats taking part
in the rally were presented with a hand woven basket
containing tropical fruit prepared by the local
Fijians.
 Looking across the Savusavu moorings
in Nakama Creek to the hills that surround the
town.
 Looking the other way, across Savusavu
Bay.
 It's just a short walk down to the one-street
town.
 A still morning, looking across to town from our
mooring.
 Moored boats fill the Nakama Creek all the
way to the entrance. It's a busy time of year for Savusavu
as
yachts arrive for the tropical cruising season, a
bit like swallows arriving for summer, except,
of
course, it's winter
here!
 A bit smaller than usual, but a lot of fun as we
try and race the kids from the local sailing club,
and
fail miserably!
 Another still morning, looking up the
creek. Yes, up early enough to catch the
sunrise!
 They have a Courts here, painted in exactly the
same colours as the Courts shops dotted around the
Caribbean
towns, and, of course, selling all the latest high
tech appliances! The price is in Fijian dollars, so
it's
about £300. (They did actually have more modern
electrical goods.)
 The rally organised a visit to a Copra plantation
with a traditional lovo lunch - meat and fish
cooked in the ground using heated stones. The
bus had great air conditioning - no windows!
 The lovo being uncovered. The stones and food are
covered in leaves to keep the heat in. They
started preparing it all at 05.00 in the morning,
so it had been cooking for a long time.
 The lunch area.
 A demonstration of how the copra is still
harvested by hand. There are copra plantations and copra mills
around the Savusavu area.
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