Blogs from Fiji, Oceania - page 129

Jokainen vastaantulija hymyilee ja sanoo "bula"... Aurinko paistaa ja vesi on lamminta.... Olemme Fijilla! Tama on vain lyhyt viesti, etta tiedatte missa pain maailmaa seikkailemme. Pari paivaa on mennyt pienessa kylassa tai lomakeskuksessa missa oli tarkoitus sukeltaa, mutta toistaiseksi vain Hanna on uskaltautunut kastelemaan itsensa... uima-altaassa... :) Huomenna lahdemme kohti Manan saarta, missa vietamme seuraavat paivat. Toivomme sormet ristissa etta saa paranee ja paasemme paratiisisaaren tunnelmiin. Palaamme pidemmilla kuulumisilla toivottavasti parin paivan sisalla. :) Hanna & Hannu... read more

Greetings from Fiji! Well, a little bit to catch up on! Firstly, I am now 29, thanks for all the texts and emails! Almost made up for no presents!! Well, Ju did get me a smashing card & two books I really wanted, hurrah. So, we sailed from the South Island of NZ to the North, arriving with the van in Wellington. Suffice to say, the crossing was beautiful, if a little dull. Wellington was wet, as everyone had told us it would be! So, we carried on in TravelWhiting tradition and sampled the local culture. Or beer, as it's known at home. We explored Welly, did the cable car upto a decent lookout spot the next day and it was really nice, apart from being surrounded by 10 yr old girls (the type with ribbons ... read more

It was a very exciting build-up to Mark and Carl arriving in Fiji and because we had arrived early, we had more time on our hands than we could wish for! We were trying to lie low, spend little cash and soak up some Fiji sun before they arrived (the comment "we're lying low" always raised eyebrows. No we are not wanted criminals!!). However, the weather wasn't too chirpy for the first few weeks so we did lots of reading and eating - we backpackers have it so tough! We made a small trip to the Mamanuca Islands (we did lots of crab racing where Erin won and as a penance had to endure drinking a beer through a snorkel - not what she had in mind!). We visited Beachcomber Island which is supposed to be ... read more

Arrived at Nadi (pronounced Nandi) around midnight where I was to chill at the airport for 12 hours waiting for a connecting flight to Nagigia. After falling in and out of sleep and trying to keep an eye on my stuff at the same time it was time to board the eight seater aeroplane. On boarding I met friends from California, Hef and Margo who were also heading to the Island of Nagigia and wave of King Kong’s Left. After a very scenic hour flight over Fiji and out to the Island of Kadavu we were taken by boat to Nagigia where we headed straight out for a surf. Access to the wave is by boat. You can paddle out and back in if you choose, and if you find yourself caught inside you can be ... read more

Finally this has photos. I arrived in Fiji 24 hours later than planned - thanks to Air Pacific cancelling my original flight - and refusing any compensation other than some crappy hotel in an industrial area of LA. Advice to anyone thinking of flying with Air Pathetic ... don't. However I did finally get there - and even made a few friends on the flight. As my luggage whizzed round and round and round the carousel I ignored it to exchange contact details with my new found friends. I waited at the airport for the transport to take me to Octopus Resort - my chosen destination. The information desk waved in the general direction of the two dozen people waiting for various tour operators and told me to 'wait with the other couple going to Octopus'. ... read more