Moody’s Namena on Namenalala Island Fiji is not for people who need to be entertained. It’s for people for whom the journey and the surroundings and the company are what makes a vacation.
It is a three hour boat ride to Namenalala, whose name means ‘Uninhabited Island’ , which is close enough because there can only ever be 10 guests in a small retreat on the edge of the jungle.
This is a totally unique form of escapism, not because of what Moodys has, but what it doesnt have. It doesnt have electricity, so no television, or stereo music, or cell phones, and that in itself is almost good enough for me.
So what has it got?…
It is just the most beautiful island, and it is large enough to enjoy, and to escape in if you get what I mean. Small coral atolls can be almost claustrophobic, and this most definitely is not.
There are gorgeous white sand beaches that are completely secluded with crystal clear turquoise sea all around, and the water is warm as well!!
I should add that any return to nature style vacation like Moodys has also got the kind of wildlife associated with a tropical island stuck out in the...