Blogs from Yasawa Islands, Fiji, Oceania - page 13

Day 105 (Monday 03/08/09, NJJ) Enjoyed the delicious continental breakfast then down to the beach. Hired snorkelling gear then off into the sea. We had to swim out through a channel as it was low tide and the water over the reef is very shallow and in some places below the reef. We were being very careful not to touch the reef. Then I had cramp and a freak wave knocked me on to the reef. I was panicking as I was stuck on the reef which meant I was touching it, OMG, and it was like being dragged across and then sat on razors! I was stranded with Jamie out in the open water helpless to my situation. I saw another big wave which I swam into and managed to get to Jamie PHEW. I ... read more

Day 77 Today was another one of those boring transit days! We checked onto our flight, logged onto the internet and discovered that Michael Jackson was dead - Which was a real shock! We then flew to Nadi on the mainland of Fiji and checked into a hotel near the airport and took a very scary taxi ride to a cash point. When I say taxi I honestly believe it was the baggage guys cousin as it was a clapped out car that was barely held together and there was no taxi sign or meter. Anyway he got us to the cash point and back quickly and in one piece! We sat and had dinner whilst a band played chilled out Fijian songs before going to bed ready for our transfer tomorrow. Day 78 We got ... read more

My island hopping tour in pictures.... read more

So we (we meaning the 13 or so of us that are all doing the same ultimate lei pass; lots of norweigens, germans, and some americans aussi) arrived at Korovou eco resort on Naviti Island, Korovou meaning new village. We were greeted agin by song and cance and a welcome flower in the hair and some juice :-) Korovou was a real nice resort, had a pool! Couold quite easily ahve stayed there for longer. More Bula dancing in the evening and being retaught the highly speedy and addictive card game; im clearly very out of practise as rosie and Zoe completely whooped me repeatedly! grrrr need to work on that one! The next day we were off snorkelling with manta rays! ahhhhhh hw cool was that! They are such beautiful majestic creatures, jus going about ... read more

Hello once again lovely people. So the next installment is our 8 days in beautiful Fiji! Fiji is a 2 hour 40 mins flight from Auckland. The minute we arrived at the airport we knew we were in for a treat as everyone was so happy, we were serenaded by a Fijian band, everyone wears flowers in their hair, the men even wear skirts and they all just seem so joyous!!! We flew into the capital of Fiji on the main island; Nadi (prenounced Nandi). When we were driving round the streets for the first time, we felt like we were really travelling again- Fiji has a real Carribbean vibe about it, the music, the food, the people etc, it was really exciting to be in a country where English isn't the first language (although widely ... read more