Taveuni Princess Ferry

Thursday morning, August 13th, we went with Frank and the E/S Roth to the island of Taveuni.  You can fly there, however we took the ferry which is a great ride especially if you have "sea legs" and don't get seasick.   We parked our truck and walked down the lane to where the ferry comes in.

Everyone was standing around in anticipation of the ferry arrival, the closer the time got, the more people showed up ready and waiting.

The ferry arrived and everyone was unloaded including the luggage onto the boat.  Susan had taken her seasick pills, but it didn't help all that much.  After she spent a little time leaning over the side of the boat she managed to be okay the rest of the 1 hour and minute ride while Gary enjoyed riding on front of the boat with the locals.  

When we arrived at Taveuni island, there was another cargo boat by where the ferry usually unloads the people.  They pulled up by a freight dock and proceeded to help everyone off the boat.  The ferry didn't match the height of the dock because it was low tide and the exit to the boat was about 4 feet below the dock.  There were two men who reached down, grabbed our arms and helped pull us out while we scrambled up the wall with our feet    After we got off of the boat we were met by a gentlemen who helped us rent a 4WD vehicle and off we drove.  This was not your typical US rental car agency.  Just a man who handed us the keys and we were on our way.  We jumped in the car and drove off to attend a hand-over ceremony at a nearby school where the Church had donated some good quality used school furniture to a local school in need.

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