Blue Lagoon - Crab Racing & Great Food

After a successful first island, Nanuya Island, me and a couple of other travelers took the ferry to the northern tip of the Yasawa Island group. It was home to the Blue Lagoon Resort on Nacula Island, where we heard that every dinner is a 5-course affair and the food is the best across the Yasawas. And surely, the food throughout my three nights I was staying there did not disappoint - lamb shank, fresh fish, Wagyu beef burgers and chocolate brownies. It was by far the best food I had in quite some time. 5 courses were just awesome. The entire atmosphere on the island was also very nice with Kava Ceremonies and live music with singing during our dinners.

Unfortunately, the weather was not really on our side on this island, as it was cloudy and windy and one day a few raindrops even appeared. We were constantly checking the weather forecast, but it was supposed to stay cloudy until the last day on this island. Fiji with clouds and Fiji without clouds and blue skies really are two different countries.

Anyway, we did not let the clouds ruin our good mood as there were still cool things to do. While I did not go diving, I went snorkelling every day and otherwise just relaxed on the beach, read my book, fooled around with the other travellers on a little floating platform and, yeah, just had a good time despite the weather. The amazing thing about snorkelling here was that every time I discovered something new. Whether it was a new fish, a new coral or a new sea animal. I think this was the main reason why I went back into the water day after day and always came out with a big smile. What also helped was the temperature of the water - anywhere between 22-26 degrees, which meant no wetsuit and no freezing.

The resort also hosted one of the coolest activities yet - crab racing. The way it works: Every crab gets a number drawn on its shell and then put into a bucket. Then the racing field gets drawn - a big white circle around the bucket. Within that circle a few obstacles are placed. Once done, the bucket with the crabs inside gets flipped upside down, the host lifts the bucket and the crabs start running. Whichever crab crosses the line of the circle first wins. Three rounds and only the first five crabs will make it to the next round. It was a very emotional, yet fun affair. My race-y crab made it to the final and finished 2nd place, which meant I got a little bar tab voucher. The next morning, you could see some of the crab wandering around the beach with the numbers still visible on their shells.

During the last morning on the island, I was watching Dortmund play Madrid in the Champions League Final on the beach and of course, the day I was leaving, the sun peeked through. It truly was a different sight and the colour of the water turned into such an insane blue, it was stunning. Luckily, I was coming back to a nearby resort on the same island later on during my Fiji journey, so I would be able to enjoy the crazy blue water for a few days.Read more