We took a short boat ride to the other side of our island, which is much more rocky. We hiked up about 250 feet to get an awesome view of the Yasawa chain of islands and cliffs beneath us...
After our hike, they told us we were going to play Scrabble. What they didn't tell us was this game of Scrabble would have a bit of a Fijian twist. One of our delegation managers took a trash bag full of ping pong balls that had been labeled, kayaked out into the ocean, and dumped the balls. Each team had to create their own board with whatever letters they could collect from the water. (My team also won the Scrabble game!)
After lunch we got back on the big sailboat for about an hour long trip to the next island over. When we arrived, we walked up to a tiny village, where we were greeted with another kava ceremony.
People in the village lived largely in huts, without electricity and without very much contact with the outside world. Most of them didn't speak English, and only had contact with other people through cruise companies that occasionally visit for a true cultural experience.
A few of the natives insisted I try shaving a coconut...
After a short tour of the village we gathered back in the main bure of the village for some music and dancing. I made friends with a few of the young natives...
After an absolutely amazing cultural experience we boarded our schooner and headed back to our private island just in time for another beautiful Fijian sunset...
And our delegation managers had a final dinner and dance party for us before our big day of travel the following day...
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