Today was a fun day of exploring. Bablu, the taxi driver our host has a contract with, picked us up and drove us 40 minutes to the Vuodomo Village and Waterfall. The road to Vuodomo was filled with potholes. We were happy to let Bablu drive us there. I think it would have been difficult to find our way if we had driven ourselves. When we arrived, we stopped at the village community center to buy tickets to the falls. There were handmade items and souvenirs for sale. My husband bought a small hand carved bowl. Boogs bought a carved wooden necklace. I bought two sulus (sarongs). Then we drove to the head of the trail to the waterfall.
The area was absolutely gorgeous! There were many colorful plants and trees.
The trail to the waterfall was well manicured. There were parts of the trail that were a bit steep but not too difficult for my arthritic knees.
Bablu led the way. I was, of course, falling behind because I like to stop and take pictures.
We were lucky, only one other family was on the trail with us. It was so serene and beautiful.
The area around the waterfall is lush. There was a worker making sure the area was clean and the pool around the waterfall free of leaves.
We enjoyed swimming near and underneath the waterfall. The water was about 74 degrees Fahrenheit.
After about an hour of swimming, we were beginning to get too cold to continue to stay in the water.
We changed into dry clothes in the little three sided shed near the waterfall. Then, Bablu drove us to the see the awesome view at Urata Lookout Cafe.
The view was amazing!
We had a little bite to eat at the cafe. The outdoor seating had a beautiful view. I had a delicious spicy potato wrap while my guys and Bablu had baked goods.
We returned to Sega Na Leqa and swam for a while in our pool. We didn't have anything else planned for the day so we took some time to explore the property and beach near Sega Na Leqa. There are several benches on the property. They are great for sitting and listening to the birds and the ocean waves.
There are many different kinds of trees on the property - banana, lemon, lime coconut, and papaya. The property handbook says guests are allowed to collect and eat any fruit on the trees that they can reach. There is also a garden. The owners have two workers that are on-site taking care of the property most days.
We learned that the letter "q" is pronounce and "ng". Sega Na Leqa means "no worries".
The driveway up to the house was a beast! It took a bit of practice to easily drive up the narrow driveway with a manual transmission vechicle.
We walked along the beach below the house. Some guests snorkel in this area. We prefer scuba diving over snorkeling.
This tree was huge. Local built wooden steps up and over the trunk end. We enjoyed climbing on it.
This is the view of Sega Na Leqa from the road in front of the house. You can see my blue towel drying on the deck railing. While down near the road, we saw someone sleeping in a tarp tent on the property near the fence line. We asked Dee, the house cleaner/manager, about it. She said the men that work on the property rest in the shade in the tarp tent when there are guests. When there are no guests, they rest on the decks of the house during the hottest part of the day.
There was only one ripe (yellow) papaya on the trees while we stayed on the property. It was too tall for us to reach. We enjoyed our fresh papaya from the farmer's market in Savusavu.
It was good day. We really enjoy the peacefulness of Vanua Levu island and exploring more of the island.
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