Saturday, 25 Feb.  Did a boat tour to the island known as “Cast Away”, though its true name is Monuriki.  It’s where the movie “Cast Away” was filmed.  There’s another island resort long known as Castaway, so it can be confusing locally.  It’s indeed an unoccupied island, though it’s well within sight of an island resort.  Tom Hanks would have been sipping island rum before nightfall.

I signed up with the only native family-owned tour boat.  The crew were all brothers, cousins or brothers-in-law.  Small group.  Had lunch on the island.  Beer/wine included.  After the cruise I needed a can of coke to clear out the taste of salt water, cheap beer and cheaper wine.  But it was fun.  Passengers included Americans, Australians, British and Germans.  I was vastly the best swimmer, which speaks more ill of the other passengers than good of me.  Got to use the GoPro.

In the evening I had beef rib (from New Zealand).  One rib, but massive.  Fall off the bone meat.  Very good, though not as good as last night’s snapper.  I ate at the same place.  Cardo’s.  Why experiment when I’ve found a winner?  I might have the snapper tonight.  I doubt I’ll  find better in California.