March 11, 2014
Today we took a jet boat ride up the Sigatoka River and ended up at a small Fijian Village of Nalebaleba (they add an “m” before each “b” when saying the word—Nalembalemba). We had to designate a chief, similar to the village visit in New Zealand. Based on age, Ralph was the lucky boy and became our chief. He had the duty of presenting a gift from our group to the Village chief to gain acceptance for the village visit. The gift of a Kava root was readily accepted and the Villagers shared a Kava drink with us to welcome us to their village.
The villagers are generally farmers who work in fields nearby. For this special occasion, the farming stopped and all the villagers showed up to greet us and give us lunch—and share some more Kava drink, as shown in the first photo below. After the lunch, we danced with the villagers and had a fun time. Fijians are generally a fun-loving people (now that they have given up cannibalism…) and this event was typical of their openness and friendly nature.
This may be the end of the trip unless something jumps in front of me for a photo……
Blog by Alan and Anne Christie
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