Farewell Sunset

Last night on Treasure Island, and what a fantastic sunset.

Coconuts and Crabs

Tighe managed to get a green coconut, so Biss (the waiter) peeled the husk off, and cut the plug out, so Tighe could drink the juice.  It kinda tasted like lemonade

It's hard work, easier to make cocktails

Tighe had a go, found it tough peeling a coconut

One peeled coconut ready for drinking

Removing the plug

Perfect for the afternoon by the pool

The boys spent the rest of the day at the pool.  Spring has come to the island.  More and more plants are getting their leaves.  The parrots were noisy.

Fantastic sunset for our last night on the island.   

 I treated the boys to Mocktails for dinner.

We all got to do the "Seagull Dance", and Tighe really enjoyed the live band.

At last, what the boys had been waiting for, hermit crab racing.  

 If you whistle, the crabs move towards you, some were a lot faster than others.

There were 12 hermit crabs, and of course, we had to bid on a crab.  We secured Number 6 for $25.  The highest bid was for number 10, $60.

Number 6

Number 6 performed beyond expectations, and out of three races, came 2nd twice.

Number 6 moving over the finish circle line

Our crab, No 6

Walking back to the bure, gecko spotting, we could smell the Frangapani, the perfume is much stronger in the evening.

Fish, Fish, and more Fish

A day on the water, on the boats, and fish watching.

We took a boat from Treasure over to Bounty Island.  We transferred onto another boat.  This boat transferred us onto Seaview.

Seaview and Bounty Island.  Mainland Fiji in background

Seaview with another transfer boat

Seaview is a submersible based at Bounty Island.  It looks like a submarine, but the ship is built for viewing underwater.  The walls underwater are glass, so the reef fish swim next to you.    

 The sub cruised around Bounty, and the pilot throws fish food at regular intervals. The fish come up from the reef.  It was great to see the reef, and the fish.  It took about an hour.

 It was difficult to feel which way the submersible was moving, it was very gentle, and all the different fish captivated the boys.  It was different to snorkelling, but great just the same.  There was always another fish we hadn't seen before.

Great to look out from the deck.

Bounty Island

Another boat ride back to Treasure, and then a boat transfer from that boat, to Treasure’s boat, and then onto the island.