Restaurants

comment by jestaw@gmail.com, 2007-07-18 04:09:42

Tavarua ! - !
- so we intended to go to Wilkes Passage given the chances of surfing Restaurants seamed nil. We dropped a couple off there who had been lucky enough to have their names drawn from a hat that morning and could surf the perfect 3 - 6ft Rests! I was totally miffed and had to go to Wilkes by myself... or so I thought, the boat driver got on the radio to the Tavarua guys and suddenly i was allowed to surf! 10 bucks, a bunch of waivers and a little boat ride later - I'm there. That place has the best shaped wave and the take off is easy - if you don't mind looking at a few coral heads just 3m in front of you! It is hollow and shallow and the reef really bites. Everything you read about it being a place to STAY on your board is true - if you fall off and hit the bottom, you will hurt yourself. If you want to surf it - you have to call Tavarua from the surrounding resorts and put your name in a hat just in case someone else who is on the list cancels OR pay the $2500US for a week there and just surf it everyday.CheersJim

comment by Kim., 2007-05-19 03:54:08

I will be staying at denaru island can i get a boat from there to any of the breaks around tavarua.If so where from and how much and wich breaks can you surf all week. Thank you. Kim.

comment by Let's Burst Your Bubble, 2006-03-02 18:03:30

Hey Stirlo .....
Find the booking office in Santa Barbara for Tavarua and talk to Dave Clark. He MAY give you a name or two of people who control the guestlist for each week on the island. If you whine and cry enough (or the opposite thereof) you may weasel a spot on ...... then pray for a huge swell with a lot of west in it ...... yep, Restaurants doesn't break that often. Oh yeah ..... be sure to cough up $3500.00 flying from Los Angeles ..... start collecting bottles or cans or sumthin' and never STOP DREAMING!!!