Today was our Sigatoka River Cruise. Sigatoka is the name of the river, town, and village at its mouth.
It was about an hour's drive from our resort down to the town of Sigatoka. They picked us up, and
brought us back. We first went on a boat out to the mouth of the Sigatoka River. This is our boat. Honestly, we weren't sure we were getting back. The motor wasn't behaving very well. And it was getting choppy near the mouth of the river. Yikes!
The ocean was packing a punch along the beach.
We then went back and visited a school in the village. The kids are just out of school as of yesterday for the summer. 7 weeks off. We talked with a teacher of Grade 8 students as well as the Schoolmaster.
They do a great job educating their kids. Everything is taught in English except for some science, spoken in Fijian.
We then went to the village of Sigatoka, where our guide is from. We went to his Uncle's house, who owns the business. This is him. Uh huh...hanging out in the kitchen.
And this is our guide...a great talker. A little immature. But this is what they do here.
A little guy in town.
Next was the community centre where the Fijian women sang and danced for us, and we danced too!
They had some wares to sell to us, and of course we bought something. All in all, it was a great experience and we're so glad we did it. Otherwise, we'd have no idea how these people lived.
We went back to our resort and just hung out for the rest of the day. There was a traditional Fijian night presented here, which was fun to watch.
It was about an hour's drive from our resort down to the town of Sigatoka. They picked us up, and
brought us back. We first went on a boat out to the mouth of the Sigatoka River. This is our boat. Honestly, we weren't sure we were getting back. The motor wasn't behaving very well. And it was getting choppy near the mouth of the river. Yikes!
The ocean was packing a punch along the beach.
We then went back and visited a school in the village. The kids are just out of school as of yesterday for the summer. 7 weeks off. We talked with a teacher of Grade 8 students as well as the Schoolmaster.
They do a great job educating their kids. Everything is taught in English except for some science, spoken in Fijian.
We then went to the village of Sigatoka, where our guide is from. We went to his Uncle's house, who owns the business. This is him. Uh huh...hanging out in the kitchen.
And this is our guide...a great talker. A little immature. But this is what they do here.
He gave us a demonstration of how to prepare coconuts, then we went inside for a traditional Fijian lunch.
After lunch, we headed off to the church where they were preparing for a wedding. Our guide was going to the wedding later.
A little guy in town.
Next was the community centre where the Fijian women sang and danced for us, and we danced too!
They had some wares to sell to us, and of course we bought something. All in all, it was a great experience and we're so glad we did it. Otherwise, we'd have no idea how these people lived.
We went back to our resort and just hung out for the rest of the day. There was a traditional Fijian night presented here, which was fun to watch.
Hi guys,
ReplyDeleteCongrats on another great trip! Hope to hear more when you get home, your experiences brought back lots of memories of our own trip there. Safe home!
Dan and Joanne
What an amazing journey! Safe trip home. Can't wait to see you.
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