Newport arrives at the Korovuto Village!

We travelled to the Korovuto village today to experience the real side of Fijian life. The village are the traditional owners of the land that the Sonaisali resort is located on and they provide 70% of the staff that are working at the resort. We were welcomed to the village by the chief in a traditional ceremony where we presented two Kava root bunches as a mark of our appreciation.
After both the boys and fathers tasted Kava (some taking to it more enthusiastically than others!) we had a guided tour of the village looking at traditional Fijian huts; catching mud crabs in the local river; seeing their market garden where they grow their own vegetables; watching demonstrations of basket weaving and seeing the raw Kava root prepared for the village to drink.

We gave a gift to the village of 4 sets of rugby jumpers, 50 stationary kits, a large amount of second hand clothing and a monetary donation to assist with the 600 people within the village.

The day ended with the Newport boys playing a game of touch rugby against the village children on their oval. Goal posts made out of bamboo, a bull watching from the northern dead ball line and a game of touch ended a terrific afternoon.