Yasawa Islands and Musket Cove
Marita3
Mark & Helen Syrett
Mon 23 Jul 2012 10:26
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We left Vuda Point marina with Marita repaired and
antifouled. It was a good sheltered marina with good facilities
 and it is also a good cyclone hole
 We caught the local bus and went into Lautoka to
visit the market which was very good and very Fijian
 We then sailed to Wayasewa Island and anchored in
time to watch the sun go down
 and were met by Illie who paddled out in his canoe
to see us and ask for batteries and fish hooks. His canoe was made from a piece
of corrugated iron bent in half and sealed on the joins at either end. A certain
amount of baling was required to keep it afloat!
 and the following day we went ashore. We were shown
around the village, one of three villages on the island, and were given a very
warm welcome especially by the school children. The school serves the three
villages but because they are situated on different sides of the island which
has an extinct volcano at the centre some of the children have to weekly
board at the school---the only way to go from one village to the other is by
boat. They take their rugby seriously---this is their pitch with the boarding
house in the background
 Boys and girls dormitories
 and classrooms from kindergarden to aged 14 when
the children go to the mainland to school
 we went to talk to the children in one of the
classes about our travels
 and were met by the children shouting the
greeting ''Bula, Bula, what is your name?''.
They all wanted their photographs
taken
  The children pay 5 Fiji dollars a term (3.5 dollars
to the £) and 2 dollars per term to board!!!
 Looking at the blackboards their standard of
education was high. They are taught their native island language, then the
national Fiji language and then English. All the children spoke English
well.
We stayed one more day and Mark, Gunnar and Oscar
attempted a walk to the top of the hill but were defeated by long overgrown
grass and bushes and the threat of snakes; however the view from halfway was
good.
 We then sailed down to Musket Cove, an island
resort with a hotel and a small marina.
 We went to the local Methodist church on Sunday, a
congregation of about 15 people
 and in the evening had a barbecue, or rather Indian
dishes cooked by Vibecke from Camelot. We were joined by two Dutch
boats, Sea Quest and Luna Verde, that we had met back in Bora
Bora
 this the bar and d-i-y barbecue area just behind
Marita
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