Blogs from Caqalai, Fiji, Oceania
November 1st 2011
Hello Faithful Fiji Followers, It is with my deepest sorrow to announce this will be my last blog posting from the great nation of Fiji. Not only does this mean that my trip has come to a close, but you will have to wait until I go traveling again to laugh at me from the comfort of your computer chairs. Shucks! Well, that is, unless you are very lucky and something ridiculous happens on my flight home and I live to tell the tale. For my last few days in Fiji, and described in the spirit of Maria Von Trapp, whose biography I read, I decided to spend my time focused around two of my favorite things. The sun and the sea. I’ve come to the conclusion that these really are two of my favorite things ... read more
March 11th 2010
Bula & Kia Ora!!! (EN below & more pictures on page 2) Het is fijn weer te reizen. Merk dat het me al gemakkelijker af gaat, maak tegenwoordig niet eens meer boekingen vooruit omdat ik echt niet weet wat er volgende week, morgen of zelfs over een paar uur gaat gebeuren. Je wordt er dus erg flexibel van en dat bevalt me wel. Waarom alles compleet plannen zodat de leuke spontane dingen niet meer kunnen gebeuren?! Fiji dus... Wat een zaligheid! De taxichauf zei meteen 'no worry no hurry' tegen me en ik was op slag verliefd op Fiji. Het is grappig te merken dat ik altijd op zoek ga naar herkenning, vergelijkingen maakt, zodat je jezelf gerust stelt. Fiji lijkt een beetje op Bali en gezien ik het daar zo naar mn zin had gehad ... read more
November 4th 2009
After catching the local bus for a couple of dollars from Navua to Suva, we booked into Suva Motor Inn which was great because we could have a hot shower and our own toilet - Whoo Hoo! We had dinner and an early night and went to Colo-i-Suva Park the next day. While we were there, we had another tsunami warning. We were blissfully unaware and swimming in the rockpools when a text message from Oz came through again. This time, Shane, my son was also in Fiji on the side where the tsunami was supposed to hit. We started walking back to the road (about an hour away) while listening to the radio on Phils phone and then heard that the warning was cancelled. Meanwhile the whole of Suva - only 15 mins away was ... read more
June 28th 2008
We took a small boat to the island of Caqalai which is pronounced "Thangalai." We have a little "bure" with a double bed under a mosquito net and a view of the beach and ocean and the tiny island called "Snake Island." At low tide you can walk to snake island. We only spotted one of the little white and black striped, and highly poisonous snakes hanging out in a crook of the exposed island rock. I guess that's why they call it "Snake Island" and not "Island of Snakes." ;-) We went diving with the Irish dive master and we saw several large schools of barracuda, purple nudibranchs, a tiger fish, and lots of white tip reef sharks. We didn't get any shots of the sharks as they'd have to swim up to within a ... read more
November 15th 2007
Another lovely weekend on Caqalai Island! This time I snorkelled out to Snake Island - the snorkelling here is the best I have done in Fiji so far.... read more
September 9th 2007
This past weekend I went to Caqalai (Thang-ga-lie) Island for the weekend. It was a great weekend away out of Suva with great snorkelling, lying around in hammocks and not doing much at all. I'll let the photos do the talking!... read more
May 21st 2007
After many hours of traveling, we finally arrived in Fiji. It was 5:00 a.m. local time, so, unfortunately, we weren’t able to see any of the islands as we flew in. However, the 5 hour bus ride from Nadi (home of the airport - no other reason to go there!) to Suva (the capital) afforded us some spectacular views. It was definitely a unique experience. Loud music was blaring, the bus rattled like it was about to fall apart, people were packed in on top of each other… But we loved every minute of it! Especially the stop at the market in Sigatoka, where we bought bananas (very tiny and bruised looking, but delicious) and kumquats. We didn’t realize that kumquats are really sour -- don’t try to eat them on their own! The woman ... read more
