Grass Lands

Friday - Climbing Vatuvula

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September 12th 2008
Breakfast is at 7 am which by Seattle time would be 12 noon so we didn't have any trouble getting up. A roaster started to call about 5 am which didn't help either. After breakfast we decided to try walking around the island. The first village (there are three on the island) is about 400 meters down the beach from the resort. We found a coconut on the way and cracked it to get the husk off before ... read more

Oceania » Fiji » Yasawa Islands

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Fiji became independent in 1970, after nearly a century as a British colony. Democratic rule was interrupted by two military coups in 1987, caused by concern over a government perceived as dominated by the Indian community (descendants of contract la... ... read more