Amanzi Wai Lodge - Yacata, Fiji
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Two years ago Giles meets great South African (Chad) when fishing in Oman. Form firm friendship.
Chad tells Giles he is building an eco fishing lodge on a remote island in Fiji (it's called Yacata - Google it).
Giles says, oh great I'll come and spend my 60th there.
Chad says, won't be finished. Then in off-hand way says "we're looking for investors"
Giles spends days working out how to broach subject of investing in a(nother) mad adventure with Paula. Plucks up courage and blurts it out.
Paula says "fuck yeah".
Giles picks himself up off the floor.
We invest.
We are in Fiji.
Lodge not built.
Probably end up sleeping on beach.
Neither of us has ever been so excited about something in our lives…..See more here:
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That’s incredible. Go team Padmore!
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Not on Yacata….
In typical Padmore style, we chose to invest in somewhere that (for us living in Europe) is about as hard to get to as could be.
To get to Yacata, we have to get to Nadi; good flights from LA, SF, Australia, NZ, Hong Kong, Singapore and Korea. Once there, we have to catch a small plane to Taveuni. There is no guarantee that all our luggage would have got onto the small plane, so we have stopped her for a few days so that if my fishing tackle missed the plane, we had a reasonable chance of it getting to me before we leave for Yacata. To get to Yacata we have to get the local dive company to take us by boat. I have no idea yet how long that takes and it is weather dependent.
So, we are in Taveuni for a few days and will spend 3 mornings diving here before going to Yacata.
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What an extraordinary place.
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Is the lodge close to Tavarua? I’d recognize that surf break anywhere….that’s cloudbreak. I saw it in the website. Killer
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Have fun guys! You deserve it!
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Freakin' awesome!That is all.
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We will leave for Yacata for Taveuni on Monday, I will document as much as I can of the trip, the lodging and the fishing. I think before we do anything, we have to be blessed by the village island chief …..
https://www.google.com.fj/maps/@-17.2547539,-179.5478636,11265m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en
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We transfer to Yacata the day after tomorrow. Just been sorting my tackle out for the bzillionth time.
My goals.
- Catch a decent fish on this amazing popper I was given for my Kanreki by a fishing buddy. Then immediately retire the lure….
- Catch a Giant Trevally on a fly, this one will be my first choice…
- Catch a decent sized Doggie (Dog Tooth Tuna)….
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Looks like if you can get access to the mountain top on the island, AND access to the closest island that may have internets, it'll be possible to build a wireless link between them. Need to be on the very top of the mountain on Yacata to get it going.
Build a small hut w/ solar panels & a battery backup to power it if you can get to it and no local power…If there's internet in Vidawa, you're on your own
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Enjoy it guys, much deserved
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