by GWTAdmin | Aug 4, 2016 | cooking aboard, Fiji culture, Fiji food, Sawa-i-Lau Caves Yasawas Fiji
Local village boy drops by our boat to sell crab. Fiji Yasawas. Anchored off Fiji Yasawas Sawa-i-Lau the sun was nearly set as I bustled about in the galley, preparing dinner. The float planes, skiffs and charters were gone. All was quiet. ... by GWTAdmin | Jul 30, 2016 | Fiji food, gluten free cooking, green plantains, Kadavu Fiji, recipe
Cherubic green plantains. The flower is not a plantain flower, just for show. Banana flowers are far more dramatic.When we were given several green plantains (bananas) by villagers in Kadavu, Fiji, I felt a little conflicted. I’d... by GWTAdmin | Jul 21, 2016 | adventures ashore, Fiji culture, Fiji food, Fiji history, gluten free provisioning, Labasa Vanua Levu Fiji, what to do Savusavu Vanua Levu FIJI
Fruit juice lady, Labasa’s market.Vanua Levu, Fiji.FIJI. While Savusavu is Vanua Levu’s cruiser mecca, Labasa is this second biggest island of Fiji’s “big smoke.” Savusavu’s population is ~ 3,500; Labasa’s ~30,000. Savasavu’s population swells... by GWTAdmin | Jul 12, 2016 | conch, cooking disasters, cooking shellfish, cruiser life, Fiji culture, Fiji food, Fiji sevusevu and kava, ota, recipes
Woman selling ota at Fiji’s Savusavu market. It’s the tall, leaf-wrapped bunches.Ota… a beautiful, ferny Fijian green. In Suva’s bustling central market, it was an everyday item, but in Savusavu, ota’s available only on... by GWTAdmin | Jun 3, 2016 | Fiji culture, Fiji food, moca "spinach" recipe, recipes, South Pacific Cruising destinations, Suva Central Produce Market, Suva FIJI
Flower ladies, Suva Central Market. Unlike in Polynesia, no Fijian fragrant leis, nor fresh flowers for the hair were available, only flower arrangements.Wandering Suva’s immense produce market is a wonderful albeit a bit overwhelming experience....