Nanuya Update

Tuesday we got here in the afternoon, checked in, moved in, reconnoitered, and then just relaxed until dinner, which was an hour after sunset. Wednesday we had really good intentions, but before we could get our face-masks, snorkels, and fins, the tide went out, and, of course, we didn't want to go snorkeling at low tide. So, somewhere between breakfast, lunch, and dinner, we went for a walk on the beach. That was about it for Wednesday. Oh, I did read Ian McEwen's Sweet Tooth. Today was more productive: we visited the village across the channel, went snorkeling for more than an hour (first time ever!), and then took another walk on the beach. And I started reading Eleanor Catton's The Luminaries. Tomorrow we visit the Blue Lagoon.

Wednesday's walk

What much of Wednesday looked like

Sunset skies

Ditto

The resort, though tiny by any standard, does really nice stuff: here, dinner on
the beach for a young Oz couple celebrating a birthday

A hundred feet away, the elders were doing OK...here, Vicki's steak (I had
lobster)

That's how clear and calm the water is

This is approximately what we looked like snorkeling today (actually it's another
couple from Oz); we were out for about an hour, all the more experienced guests
offering advice and encouragement--we had never done this before; the coral and
fish and what-not were beautiful and captivating; Vicki loved it and really excelled
(much to her surprise; and mine); I still prefer the Monterey Aquarium but have
committed to at least two more sessions here

Of course the big daily event is the arrival of the boat from
Denarau...new guests

From today's beach walk, a bit of the beach where some scenes from Blue
Lagoon were filmed; tomorrow we do the main locations