Cloudy and very humid day. After the heavy sun and heat of yesterday it is a little break. I decided to walk to the Lautoka Bus Stand near the market to take the local bus heading to Nadi – to get to the Sabeto village where they are bringing tourists from the ship on the expensive excursions. First it was necessary to change money to have just a few Fiji Dollars – there are many exchange points and they do not charge the comission. The bus cost me 2 Fiji dollars each way.
Driver left me on the junction of the main road, then I walking asking locals to show me the way.
I turned right at the red roadside shop.
Half km away I found the houses of Sobeto. They have nice methodist church. Wide alley goes from this church to the big meeting house built in the traditional style. In front of that house there are two white monuments with the list of priests working here. Breadfruit trees and color tropical plants around. People sleeping in the houses on the mats covering the floor. When the group of tourists is arriving they greet them, offering some samples of the local food.
But in general it is in my opinion the tourist trap.
I was happy anyway to see the local life, men drinking kava, women doing laundry. The landscape around – the village lies at the bottom of Sleeping Giant Range – is very nice. I was just on time at the bus stop on the main road to avoid coming rain.
In the evening we are sailing to Dravuni Island. It is raining now, so I pray for the sun for tomorrow.
