We managed to get up early enough to be at breakfast at 7 and then headed off in the opposite direction to yesterday in search of the Blue Lagoon. We had been told it was a beautiful spot, but it was a 30 minute drive, so we needed to do it while we had transport.
Brett took the wheel again and off we went, finding the road much better than we had been told it would be…until about half way. Then we hit unsealed roads with more holes than swiss cheese – more unplanned adventure! It was weird fro me too, my natural instinct normally being to grab onto the door rest with my left hand for the hairy bits – but of course in a left-hand drive car, this meant that what I grabbed was the gearstick instead! Had to quickly release it again, afraid that I was going to pop it out of gear, and Toni said that from the rear seat it looked as if I was grabbing for the steering wheel each time. It was a relief for everyone I think when we finally found the Blue Lagoon – just before we were going to have to give up as we would have run out of time to get back (the maps provided are pretty sparse on landmarks, so it is hard to tell exactly where things are).
Thank goodness we found it though, we would all have been disappointed not to have been to such a gorgeous place. The lagoon is a mixture of salt and fresh water and has tropical fish happily swimming in it. Because it is in the middle of nowhere and it was earlyish in the morning, we were the only ones there. We took what little time we had left to take a swim and relax in the buoyant water and tranquil atmosphere. A shame we had so little time, we could easily have stayed there for ages.
Never mind, back to town to drop off the ute and then we headed back to Iriki for a wind down day of reading and napping. This evening we have been to a steakhouse in town and have wandered home full and exhausted again from all of this relaxation. Still, we hope to do some more of it tomorrow. Will keep you posted x x
Brett took the wheel again and off we went, finding the road much better than we had been told it would be…until about half way. Then we hit unsealed roads with more holes than swiss cheese – more unplanned adventure! It was weird fro me too, my natural instinct normally being to grab onto the door rest with my left hand for the hairy bits – but of course in a left-hand drive car, this meant that what I grabbed was the gearstick instead! Had to quickly release it again, afraid that I was going to pop it out of gear, and Toni said that from the rear seat it looked as if I was grabbing for the steering wheel each time. It was a relief for everyone I think when we finally found the Blue Lagoon – just before we were going to have to give up as we would have run out of time to get back (the maps provided are pretty sparse on landmarks, so it is hard to tell exactly where things are).
Thank goodness we found it though, we would all have been disappointed not to have been to such a gorgeous place. The lagoon is a mixture of salt and fresh water and has tropical fish happily swimming in it. Because it is in the middle of nowhere and it was earlyish in the morning, we were the only ones there. We took what little time we had left to take a swim and relax in the buoyant water and tranquil atmosphere. A shame we had so little time, we could easily have stayed there for ages.
Never mind, back to town to drop off the ute and then we headed back to Iriki for a wind down day of reading and napping. This evening we have been to a steakhouse in town and have wandered home full and exhausted again from all of this relaxation. Still, we hope to do some more of it tomorrow. Will keep you posted x x
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