Blue Lagoon
05 October 2014 | Nanuya-Sewa Island (Yasawa Group)
Wendy
After only one (rolly) night in Nalauwaki Bay we decided to go directly to the Blue Lagoon as some rain and stormy weather was expected and we decided that if we were going to get stuck someplace for a few extra days, that the Blue Lagoon was the place we thought we would like to spend the most time. (Yes! this is the same place they filmed the movie with Brooke Shields).
It was a bit of a scary sail up on the western side of the islands and Colin yelled at me to "hang onto something!" as he thought for sure we were going to bottom out at one point. We were sailing in 80 feet of water when all of a sudden we were sailing in less than 20 feet with a bit of a swell. The shallowest we saw was 14 feet but it was still a bit unsettling.
We loved the Blue Lagoon, AND no rain materialized in the 3+ days we were there. We took multiple dinghy tours, hiked the north and west sides of Nanuya-Sewai , ate lunch at the resort, found a geocache and went snorkeling where we hand fed the fish. It was a beautiful spot and appropriately named. But it was a busy spot! This was where the South Seas Cruises ferry dropped off/picked up people and packages every afternoon and many float planes were delivering guests to the exclusive Turtle Island Resort on the next Island over. I enjoyed watching the activity from the comfort of the hammock.
A little history note: The Yasawa Island Group forms the west end of Bligh Water. In 1789, after being cast adrift by the mutineers of his HMS Bounty (back in French Polynesia), Captain Bligh and 18 others in a seven meter longboat were chased by two Fijan war canoes through what is now called Bligh Water. His men pulled the oars desperately, heading for open sea, and managed to escape the cannibals.
When you talk to us next, ask us about our cannibal fork!