Savusavu is a delightful place with grocery stores, fresh produce, bakeries, restaurants, chandleries, mechanics, and some tourism. It’s small enough to be quaint and big enough to meet our needs after being off the grid for so long.
There are 4 marinas in Savusavu. Two of the “marinas” are very small and only offer a few mooring balls: Waitui Marina and Savusavu Marina.
Copra Shed Marina has moorings and a few slips at their dock. They have 2 restaurants, a gift shop, chandlery, activity center, Fiji Airways office, and a Money exchange.
Nawi Marina is the new, big marina that is still in the process of expanding. They have lots of marina slips and a haul out facility. Soon, they will have mooring balls. They have a beautiful pool, 2 restaurants, chandlery, small market, coffee shop, small beauty spa and more.
We stay on a Copra Shed mooring (see green arrow). We have a nice breeze, very little traffic and a pretty view.
The marinas are all vastly different but there is something for everyone.
Nawi is still trying to figure things out. They’ve unfortunately tripled their rates so it is not a place we stay. But, we do love to visit and enjoy their pool, bar and restaurants.
There is a lovely produce market that is open daily. You can find eggs, potatoes, onions, papayas, bananas, bell peppers hot peppers, cabbage, avocados, passion fruit and oh so much more!
A Month Long Stay
Normally, we would not have stayed for a month. However, I had to fly back to the states to pick up our boat parts and Matt had to do the repairs.
At least we were “stuck” in a beautiful town with provisions, restaurants, and lots of other cruisers to hang out with!
We had lots of beautiful rainbows.
And more rainbows:
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We arrived Savusavu in early May and stayed for several weeks repairing the boat. Be sure to check out our arrival to Savusavu here.
