David's Place

		David's Place

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David's Place is on the island Tavewa. There were three resorts there. They had been in business for 30 years.
There were nice traditional built bures. New bures were also built with traditional materials in old handicraft traditions. Bathrooms were shared. Food and entertainment were also in a common room.

We stayed together with a lively gang from Scotland and England. Our youngsters enjoyed their company. The staff running the place were hired from neighbouring islands, and many also from mainland (Nadi). The night entertainment was singing, dancing, playing cards and chatting with the other guests.

The island was small, ca 3 km long. There was a hiking track along the hillside, and the view at the top point was nice.

David's Place in Travel Maxima
David's Place in Pacific Island Travel


	David's Place had bures biuilt in traditional style.

	Our bure

	View southwords, from the top of the island.

	David who runs the place

	The humerous Scotsmen and Englishmen.

	David's Place had their own musicians. They played dance music, and welcommed the new guests at the beach.

	We got a demostration of kava. Here they show the root of taqona that the kava-powder was made of.

	Kava looks like muddy water, - and tastes like muddy water.

	They had to climb, jump and swim to get inside the cave.

	Mondasy Atle and I joined a fishing tour, - fishing with harpoon. We set up camp on a beach north of the "Blue Lagoon". Here is Solo who was the leader. He had a scar on his shoulder after contact with a shark.

	Hre is a cute little fish that was harpooned.

	The fish was what we got for lunch. They made a fire at the edge of the forest. When the fire had burned down, they cut some sticks of palms that they put on the hot coals as grating, and then the fish was grilled.

	While the threee fishermen were fishing the rest of us made a walk to the Blue Lagoon. There was good conditions for snorkelling.

	Some children at the beach near David's Place.

	Some youths working as vlunteers at David's Place. The local Youth Club got the money for thier work they did.

	David watch the youth working. The little girl was very keen at her work.

	Sunday we went to the local church. We all sat on mats. The singing was impressive. There were many children there, and they behaved very well.

	A picture from inside our own bure.



	A farewell picture.

	ISA LEI! They sing us farewell.


	Here is the island Tavewa seen from The Blue Lagoon, - known from a 1980 movie starring Brooke Shields.

	Utsikt fra ein tur opp til toppen av øya. Her ser vi nordover og ned til et anna turistmottak, Coral View Resort.

	View south towards The Blue Lagoon

	Here is the boat that was used to landing from the "Yellow Boat", and for day trips.

	And the other David, a backpacker from Scotland, the chief entertainer among the guests. He enjoyed himself at the island, and had prolonged his stay here for a couple of weeks.

	Linedance at night

	The way of dancing was easy to learn. Three in a row walked forward, each of the turned round, they walked back, and so on.

	Squeezing the kava

	The young people had a trip to the caves of Sawa I Lau. It was an hour northwords by boat.

	Inside the cave.

	Solo, Atle and one more did the fishing. They swam in nearly two hours along the edge of the reef.

	Dei dived and searched under the corals.

	Her Atle and Solo s coming ashore with their catch. They had swum to the reef far out in the rear.

	The fish was served with vegetables. - delicious!!

	They caught fish.

	A hen with chickens - going free.

	A picture from inside a local bure.

	The church was a simple bure . They had a collection that was to raise money for a new church. They planned to build next year.

	Some men from a neighbouring island were contracted to build new bures. They should use a month. Most all of the materials were local made.

	A new bure, - and a big tree.

	On our way to "Yellow Boat", which shall take us on our four hous voyage back to Nadi.


Sist endra: 14.08.2005	© Harald Storaker	E-post: hasto @ online.no