Quite simply just a circular flattish island, the size of about a couple of rugby pitches. But by far the most developed island that we'd stayed on. Being only 45 mins from the mainland this island felt far less deserted. This is our fourth and final stop off on our island hopping tour which has been a load of fun.
The accommodation/dining area covers most of the island leaving a fringe of beach around the shore edge. Apart from reception, bedrooms and the kitchen sand runs throughout all the buildings. After 5 days of huts with pretty much nothing at times we now had the luxury of continuous power and running water, a shower that ran hot, oh how the small things made us smile, and towels, yes towels. This was living!
It was like we'd lept forward into the 21st century.
After a breakfast fit for kings we did a reef snorkel. The coral was lovely and there was plenty of fish to see. It was a pretty hot day so it was a relief being in the water. At lunch we managed to catch some news on the resident oversized tv. Such a horrific situation Japan now found itself in. Since the initial quake of 8.9 (1000 times stronger than the Christchurch quake) 237 aftershocks had gone off in just over 1 day some measuring around 6.0! At some points these aftershocks were every 15 minutes. That's a hell of a lot of shaking, will there be anything left at this rate. Japan lies on the “Ring of Fire”- an arc of earthquake and volcanic zones that stretches around the Pacific Rim and where about 90% of the world’s quakes occur.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii, our next destination, had said it's coastline had been affected by the tsunami. This being out next destination!
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