Manta Ray Island Resort

Or next stop on the Yasawas was Manta Ray Island Resort located on Nanuya Balavu Island. This was one of my favorite resorts in the Yasawas. We got there on December 11th and that night there was an a la carte menu at the dining area for supper. That meal was the best one I had had in Fiji at that point. It started with a big salad or something like that and finished with this big plate of meaty goodness. I don’t make it sound that good but trust me it was. After that we all just stayed up and had a few drinks in the dining area, which was located high up near the treetops or the jungle. There was a great view from up there and the stars were easily visible. The next morning we set off on a jungle trek along the beach for part of it walking on volcanic rock and then right through the heart of the jungle and onto the other side of the island. Where we searched for coconuts and lizards. We found plenty of old coconuts, which we would use to make coconut jewelry, but unfortunately no lizards. After a good swim on the back of the island we headed back to the resort. The whole thing took about two and a half hours to do and it was free. Definitely worth it. Unfortunately once we got back to the resort Adam and I found out that there was no more room for us to stay another night. It seems they had overbooked and we would have to move on. I didn’t even have time to make some coconut jewelry. It was rough but sometimes that’s just the way the cookie crumbles. So we moved on.