We are still at Naqelelevu and still loving it. But our private anchorage was interrupted when another sailboat came in yesterday! What? Just kidding, they are nice folks on a boat named Wakaya and are from the US. What’s not to like?
There is no huge hill or mountain to climb here to look down on the anchorage…my favorite pastime. So we settled for the next best thing…a lighthouse! It doesn’t really look like a lighthouse because it is just a steel structure with a revolving light on top, but it was high and that counts! Oh, and did I tell you that the light revolves but does not shine. Oops. Time for the Fijian government to come fix their lighthouse! (From Bob: Ann MADE me climb it with her. Scared the bejeebers out of me. It was 90-100 feet tall and only about six feet wide at the top AND with both of us up there it swayed! Yipes. I was very glad to get back on the ground as all I could think of was that it might topple over with the two of us up there.
Bob's only comment; "You want me to go up there?!!!
When we went ashore with the folks from Wakaya coming in right behind us we took this opportunity to let Matia and Mo tell their story to another set of listening ears and we headed to the lighthouse.
We got the perfect day! The clouds were rolling by but not blocking our view as had been the case a few days ago. So we found the trail to the lighthouse and started the climb. It was amazing how much it moved in the gentle breeze just based on our movement up the stairs. All 88 stairs! But it was breathtaking when we “summited”. Pictures were quickly taken and we hurried back down, safely!
That's a mighty small ladder....
...oooh, I don't know if I like this....
OK, we made it, but DON'T MOVE, IT'S SWAYING!
Click on the picture and look really closely and you might see Charisma out there.
Nice view. (OK, let's get down).
Back on the beach.
The beach.
Of course the day would not be complete without a snorkel at a few of the nearby bommies and sundowners with the new folks in the neighborhood! And now we await a crab omelet that the chef is preparing. (From Bob: on today’s snorkel we saw a stingray hiding under a rocky ledge and the big surprise was a couple of Trevally’s that looked really huge under water. They were so large they startled both of us.
Oh, and the full moon is just breaking through the clouds. Naqelelevu, lovely from above and below!