Tropical Cyclone Ami has just passed over Fiji mainly causing damage to the large island of Vanua Levu.
Hopefully Yasawa island which lies west of Vanua Levu was sufficiently far from the Cyclone’s track to avoid damage.
Yasawa was where Michele and I spent our honeymoon a few years ago (at the Yasawa Island Resort). The resort lies on the northern side of the island on a fairly open bay and may (hopefully not) have been badly damaged.
Yasawa is almost totally undeveloped, and although a large island only has a few villages including one of the last remaining traditional thatched roof villages which is obviously vulnerable in a cyclone.
It’s a great spot and I’m sure if they have suffered the Fijians will work to restore their homes and lives. If you ever have the chance to visit I thoroughly recommend it.
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This post was written by awk on January 14, 2003
