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Reef fish cooked in the lovo (underground) oven are beautifully wrapped in palm leaves. Giant clams weighing more than 130 lbs. make a tasty meal when marinated with fresh lime and chopped veggies. Fish heads are considered a delicacy and are served to high officials. Coconut crabs are trapped in great quantities by baiting a hole with freshly opened coconut. The harbour in Savusavu is up a small river and filled with mooring balls for which there is a small charge that gives us access to fresh water, showers and laundry. The main street, and only street, is ususally quiet and filled with lots of Indian shops as the population of the Island is more Indian than Fijian. The Central Market has a dazzling array of fresh veggies at amazing prices. For the large bunch of Bok Choy I pay the equivalent of 60Cents US. Sea Grapes, with a taste similar to Caviar are gathered and sold on Saturdays only. To eat them we wash them carefully, not knowing from where they were gathered, mix them with coconut sauce made with onion, garlic, and hot chilis and then sprinkle them with a bit of fresh grated coconut and eat them as a salad. Fresh bread is available daily from two shops on the main street. Coconut buns are a tasty treat. The local transport is sometimes quite primitive but effective.