Barefoot Manta resort, Yasawa Island chain, Fiji

After our days at the Wyndham on Denarau Island we boarded the yellow Yasawa Flyer for the trip north into the Yasawa island chain.  We stayed in tent bures at Barefoot Manta Resort.  The area was beautiful and everyone was friendly.  The coral was in good shape for our snorkeling, and Eric and Amos did a resort dive from shore. There is also a hike on the island to a hill high over the water, overlooking the islands to the south. 

Yasawa Island chain, our island is
straight to the left of the top of
Maggie's head. Drauwaqa Island

With Louisa Tuakei in the Yasawa flyer captain's lounge.

Living the good life, lollipop rewards, waitingfor our sodas and chips.

Fijian warrior welcomes us to the Yasawa island chain.

Small boat against the flyer waiting to take on luggage.

Welcome to our tent bure, Barefoot Manta Resort.

The bure was very comfortable, attached bath and cool shower,
open to the sky.

View from our front porch.

First hikers to the south island view point, well worth the
effort.

Audrey's hat from craft day.

Artist's at work at Sunrise Beach.

Eric getting his Scuba on.

Audrey and our fancy, designer castle.

Supply boat with our food and fuel.

Bringing diesel fuel to shore.

Feral goats from the overlook.

Amos and I on our hike to south view point.
 A beautiful part of the world.

Home to Suva, Sticker shock, Bula shirt

We had a good drive home today,  the time away was good but we missed being in the Temple, where we belong.

We shopped on our way home, as the gas station is right near our main store.  I had been telling our family about the price of berries here, as they were buying cheap strawberries and picking buckets of raspberries and a ton of cherries off our trees and bushes.  These pictures show how small a sample of berries can cost a lot of money.  Generally food here is not that expensive, and restaurants are good value too.  Imported fruit is not very affordable though.

Even with the Fijian dollar converting two for one US dollar these are pricey.

I didn't have a Bula shirt to wear to the last Ward social, so Cindy found one while shopping on Tuesday.  That was while I went to the bank to pay my parking ticket I received at the Signa Toka market on Monday.  No parking that I could find near the central veggie/fruit market...