Daliconi is a small village from which one can sail to the Bay of Islands.
Our photos show the truck picking us up from the airport, taking us to a beach from whence we got Ratu Joe's boat to Nawanawa and then he took us to Daliconi.
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This is the one big truck on the north of Vanua Balavu -
it took us to a bay where an ice making plant for fishermen is being
built. |
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Here we are wading into the boat. |
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This is what it looks like sailing around the headland towards Daliconi and Nawanawa. Ratu Joe of Nawanawana is the helmsman. |
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This is the beach at Daliconi - it is used by fisherfolk. |
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This is doing the Sevusevu ceremony in Daliconi. By presenting Kava roots to the chief's son we received a blessing that allowed us to walk around the area. |
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Here are children coming home from school and scenes from the roadside near Daliconi. It is common to see horses tethered with a rope in Fiji. |
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These are views of the Daliconi bay and forest behind Nawanawa, where coconuts grow. |
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This is the open air oven at Nawanawa where good bread is made and a view of the peninsula where Nawanawa Estate is located. |
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