A great time at Musket Cove
14 July 2012 | Musket Cove general store and restaurant.
Sunny and warm and windy
A couple of days ago, between blows, we took a walk out to the end of the airport(yes, there is an airport on Mololo Lai Lai)runway and took a walk along the beach that runs along the northeast shoreline of the island. We looked left and right from the end of the runway and saw no one. We chose left as it should take us over to the cut between the two islands(Malolo & Malolo LaiLai). Other than seeing a few foot prints in the sand, we saw no one. I guess all the guests at the numerous resorts stay on the beaches at their resorts and don't venture out to see what else the island has to offer. This beach stretched for several miles with a great view of Viti Levu in the distance.
As we walked along the beach we saw several small islands off the shore just ready to be explored(if we had had a small boat). The beach was lined with palm trees and hundreds of coconuts as well as lots of plastic that had washed ashore. Add in a few old tires(heaven only knows where they came from) and you have a typical beach anywhere in the world. It reminded us of Topolobampo back on the mainland side of the west coast of Mexico only with a lot less trash on it. A delightful walk and all to ourselves.
We returned to the "resort" and had lunch at the small cafe/store. One word of advise when you eat there. If it's busy, just go up to the doors to the kitchen and place your order. Don't wait for the one waiter to come to your table. We did and after 45 minutes of waiting, I finally went to the doors and placed the order. It arrived shortly after that. For a change, we had the Ham & Pineapple Pizza. Lots of ham, pineapple, and cheese but not much sauce. Oh well. After our walk, it sure tasted good.
The wind is predicted to lessen in the next day or so so we should be out of here tomorrow if we're lucky. It's back to Navadra for a couple of days and then up to the Blue Lagoon Resort. We have to be back in Lautoka by the 27th to get our visa's renewed for two more months. Hard to believe that it was almost four months ago that we were in New Zealand.
I'm baking more hamburger buns. The first two came out fine but I'm trying a new recipe to compare. The first was very easy to make with no "rising" times for the dough. This one has two different "rising" times so we will see if these are any better. Stay tuned.