Ship Ahoy - Part I

Our adventure cruise was finally going to begin! The second day we were picked up and brought to the Tui Tai, a lovely sailing boat. This boat was the only boat allowed to sail around the islands of Taveuni. So we really were the only ones to visit these remote islands. We were again welcomed with the Bula song, flowers and a drink. The boat was very cosy. It even had Sundecks and a little massage room. We met the other people who were already on the boat, because the cruise normally takes 5 days (we only did 3). They were also really friendly. At the boat, we were PLEASANTLY surprised because we were upgraded to the star cabin. Normally you had to pay the double price for that!

At the Tui Tai, you could participate in all sorts of activities. The first day we went on a mountainbike trip to the Bouma falls. It was quite heavy because we had to adjust to the heat and humid air. But the experience was great. We cycled through mango and pineapple plantations and through small villages. After the MTB trip, we continued by foot to the Bouma Falls. There are three water falls: at the first one, we had a picnic lunch and Chel jumped off the waterfall and had a swim; to go to the second one even required some 'survival training' skills because we had to use the 'indian bridge' movement! Sois had a nice swim afterwards at the second water fall; the third waterfall was unfortunately too muddy to go to. We were in the middle of the rainforest, and indeed... a warm, but heavy rain storm bursted out! But we were actually happy because it was a bit of a refreshment. We biked back and afterwards we relaxed on the sundecks and had a real Fijian dinner served right on the deck, in one word: delicious! And this was only the second day in paradise...