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Warren and Erica aboard Va explore the Sawa-i-Lau Caves in the Yasawa group of Fiji during cyclone season, when few other cruisers are present.▶ 0:42 They anchor at a remote spot, check in with a village representative (the chief was away on the mainland) and pay a 50 Fijian dollar entry fee before visiting the caves.▶ 7:26 Timing is critical: the freshwater caves are only accessible at low tide, and the couple waits for a local tour boat to clear out before going in.▶ 15:39 A local kid guides them through the first cave — a limestone chamber requiring careful footing on steep, slippery stairs — and then leads them to a second, hidden chamber reached by swimming underwater in the dark.▶ 17:40 The inner chamber is a brackish spring-fed pool where fresh water rises from below and mixes with salt water, reducing buoyancy noticeably compared to the ocean.▶ 22:28 Warren climbs the cave walls and jumps in.▶ 23:05 The transcript also covers a temporary engine kill-switch workaround after two waterproof six-gang starter switches failed at $120 each, with replacement switches on order.▶ 3:31 Low tide and avoiding tour-boat crowds are the practical keys to getting the caves to yourself.▶ 15:39

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