If I had to choose where to live out the rest of my days - it would be a no brainer for me. Savusavu! This place is indeed paradise. Savusavu is a natural lush, paradise on Vanua Levu in Fiji. It has beautiful calm bays, crystal clear water, surrounded by seemingly untouched mountains and old copra plantations. It truly looks like something out of Jurassic Park (I'm talking about the green stuff, not the dinosaurs). My family and I were lucky enough to travel here for the second time recently. It is the kind of place you return from feeling quite depressed, reluctant to be back in reality no matter how good that reality may be. I think one of the things that makes it so wonderful are the Fijian people. They seem never to forget to enjoy the moment, that inner child that is so important to nurture is well and truly alive and well in all the wonderful people I have had the good fortune to meet. They are open, happy, loving, caring, interesting, interested and content with a life so simple it makes me truly envious. It's almost as thought they have unlocked the meaning of life, or perhaps the truth is they know what is important to them.
We will be back, and meantime I will try and remember the lessons learned from those with so few material possessions, but with so much to give to others. BULA!