Taveuni, Garden Island of Fiji

Hello All,
We left Viani Bay at 0845 this morning and made our way to the Island of Taveuni, they call it the garden Island of Fiji. It is a very tall Island with waterfalls and dense forests. It took us 2.5 hours to get over here due to the strong current that runs through Somo Somo Strait. We anchored in front of the small town of Somo Somo. We got the anchor set and went to the beach. We took a walk around and within an hour we were invited into a Fijian home. We visited for a bit then asked if there was a waterfall close by. They told us yes but it's more of a water slide. Joe the father of the house hold told us that his daughter could take us there. She is 21 and very sweet, we had a nice time visiting while we walked the 2 miles to get there. It was really cool, the river runs down smooth rocks with ponds at the bottom so you can ride the river like on a slide, a good time was had by all. After returning to the road we walked further down to a really nice church. It is a Catholic school so kids were playing and having a good time. We caught a cab back so we wouldn't spend till evening trying to return.
We were invited to dinner tonight at Joe's place and had the traditional Fijian dinner. I will try to explain what they eat on another blog.
We will take a walking tour to another waterfall tomorrow so it should be a good day.
Talk to you soon.

PEACE