More photos of the afternoon………….
Leaving by noon
Not too many folks did the climb
Nearby islands
Leaving the island
Beach was getting empty
End of the stay here – 4:30pm
This island looked deserted
Locals did the beachcombing after we all left
Closest island to Dravuni
Secluded beach
The last of the tender boats
The pilot boat
More islands in the group
Might be a few hour ride to Suva
Last tender
Wonder if another ship visits here tomorrow?
Ready to lift the boat up
Coming home
Fishing boats of the locals
Last of the passengers
My favorite spot at sail away
Watching the last boat
Fishermen watching us
Pilot boat was ready to leave too
Sailor hooking up the pulleys
Empty beaches
You can see the trail to the top
Two miles end to end
A clearing made for pineapples
Must get a lot of rain here
Secluded beach – inaccessible to us
Wind was picking up
Steep end of the island
Resort on the neighboring island
A big rock
No one lives here
A few sail boats out this far
Looks really nice and private
The island is getting smaller
Not too small for this camera
Uncrowded area
The last chance to say "bula"
The friendliest people
Looks like a military vessel
Sunset was 6:10pm
The sail away happened on the lower promenade deck today
A very different sunset tonight
Clouds were unusual
Going down slowly
Looked like rain on the right
Like what the clouds do to the rays of the sun
Going fast
Getting darker
No green flash tonight
Fading colors
Softer shades of the sunset
Never did rain today
Although it looked threatening
Gone
Angry-looking sky
Still no rain
Once the sun is down, it cooled off
Time to go inside
And away we go…………….