This was a tour that I chose as it went up the Navua River by canoe, visited some waterfalls and then had a short bamboo raft ride back over some rapids and finally back again by motorised canoe. This also included a lovo lunch and welcoming ceremony to a Fijian village. The lovo is a pit where food is cooked in the ground on a bed of hot rocks. This village was much more traditional then the earlier trip we did and on the way back we encountered some heavy rain. As were we wet from the waterfall earlier this didn't cause too much distress as the rain was still quite warm. A magnificant lunch, dancing, singing and of course the Kava ceremony made for a wonderful day, with the only disappointment being Gai's new camera decided that it was not going to work. Back to the shops Monday to try and get this fixed.

Gai dons her life jacket.	Clive is securely fastened.	Which one of these canoes is ours ?.	Heading upstream to the interior.
Our guide did all the stearing.	The views were great.	This bamboo raft had seen its day.	The village we are going to visit.
More huts.	The welcome with the conch shell.	A warrior waits to 'greet' us.	Preparing for the Kava Ceremony.
All very traditional. Water is added from the bamboo pole.	Kava is offered to our chief.	The ceiling is hand made by the ladies of the village.	Tui Namoii The Tribal Chief.

Ko Harry helped establish this village.

Koromakawa Village with the chiefs chair.

The Bures look over the river.

Gai in front of the main meeting Bure.

This is how tall the Kava plant will grow in 5 years.

The women do the weaving. These mats can last up to 20 years.

Children entertained us. They are from one family.

This classroom has been built from donations.

The Lovo Pit. Our lunch is cooking.

Uncovering of the lunch.

The bags are to keep the dirt off.

Down to the palm leaves now.

Fish in coconut milk is in the foil.

The rocks are still hot. Layers of plam stems stop the food burning.

Fijian music over lunch.

Chief Clive.

The spear dance.

These guys had a lot of energy.

The ladies offer their crafts for sale.

Back in the canoe and travelling upriver.

Everything is so green. A short rapids section.

Natural waterfalls dot the landscape.

Water is everywhere from all the recent rain.

Another dead raft. They only last 3-4 months.

Gai got stuck in the mud and had to be pulled out.

The 100m waterfall was our goal. It was worth the climb.

We had to pull ourselves up through this flowing water.

The spray rises up through the valley.

This is one of the best I have ever seen.

Our guide prepares to jump in.

Clive in happy hour.