Day 74–78 : Octopus paradise

• Arrived at Octopus resort on Waya island in the Yasawas chain for our week of luxury. Got a rib boat transfer which took 2 hours. Welcomed by guitars and singing as we took a small boat across the reef to the beach.
• Took part in a welcome ceremony which involves drinking “kava”.
• There is a compulsory meal package so we will be eating a lot: All you can eat continental breakfast with omelette station, a la carte lunch and 3 course dinner!
• Met an Ozzy couple who are friends with the people who own the chalet where Will stayed when he went snowboarding in Japan – random!
• The snorkelling is amazing!!! I’m getting the hang of snorkelling which is cool. Everywhere you look there are different types of crazy, psychedelic fish and amazing coral - I’ve never seen anything like it! Will saw a reef shark but I missed it.
• Other activities (other than snorkelling!): Bonfire on the beach, went to church in the local village – amazing singing but the sermon was a bit shouty and all in Fijian. Shell - jewellery making. Hermit crab racing. More snorkelling. Went on a manta ray snorkel boat safari (the boat ride was very rough in a boat that looked like it would fall apart!) but sadly we didn't spot any :-(