Blogs from Fiji, Oceania - page 132

We boarded the plane in Rarotonga for our short flight to Fiji at 01.30 on Saturday 5 August, and arrived in Nadi (on the main island of Viti Levu) at about 03.00 on Sunday 6 August. Losing a whole day is clumsy even for us. The date line can really mess with your head if you think about it too much, but Fijians operate on ‘Fiji Time’ (i.e. whenever) so it was all pretty irrelevant. No sooner had we touched down in Fiji then we were ushered in to the airport booking office for the place where we’d be spending our first few days in Fiji and invited to get a few hours shut-eye on their armchairs - very hospitable, the Fijians. First thing the next day we caught the Yawawa Flyer catamaran to the Yasawa ... read more

''BULA!'' (Hello in Fijian - we've learnt all the lingo!) It only seems like yesterday I was writing my last blog when we were leaving New Zealand- it was over 2 weeks ago now! We arrived into Hawaii on Sunday but Ive still not told you about our great time in Fiji so here goes.. Going to Fiji definitely brought back the appreciation of travelling for me. Although Australia and New Zealand are fantastic countries and we had an amazing time you kinda forget your travelling the world and how lucky you are. I think its mainly because theres no culture change, no change of language, sometimes I very much felt at home! I was so excited about going to Fiji the night before I could hardly sleep! We were that excited we nearly went to ... read more

Anybody remember who sang that song? I don't but it seems appropriate. Yesterday we were preparing to head to the Yasawa Island group today. This morning after looking at the weather and reading some other emails we are preparing to go back to Musket Cove. We are actually only spending a couple of days there and then headed to Vanuatu. So my days in Fiji are numbered. While I'm excited to go to Vanuatu, I am not excited to leave Fiji. It's quite a good feeling to feel like you are leaving something behind when you leave a country. It's easy to say "I'll be back" though I know deep down, that the world is big, so you never know. The trip to Vanuatu is about 4-5 days so we should be there Wednesday or Thursday. ... read more

A week on a desserted island.................................................................... Spent the week eating, drinking , sleeping and occassionally trying to catch some rays through the cloudy weather!...................................................... Leaving the island I was up at 6.30am in the morning can you believe!!! It was a real struggle! The boat was at 7.30am but i had to sort my bill out as it all goes onto a tab!!!! (o dear- its dangerous!!!!) Anyway it cost me $260 (same as Nz $) for accom, food, drink, choc(!!!!) and transfers for the week- whats $260 hey!!!!! O and that included a $10 cd of island music!!!- well i had to buy something- id been deprived for a week!!!!!!! For my second week= A trip around the island of Fiji.................................... We got a local 2hr bus for $9!!!! (£3) The roads were dirt tracks ... read more

So im in Fiji- on my own but you know what its amazing how many you meet. Prob met more in last few days than all the time ive been away!!!! Mad! Not moving around too much in fiji- decided to just chill out and kick back!!! With the weather reports from back home- is time i got a tan!!!!! Staying here 3.5 weeks. Its v similar to Thailand but places to stay are same price as NZ if not more and alot dont have kitchens so price inc food making it sound really dear! Showers here are cold and sometimes there is no water at all! And not one mirror!!!!Mad! The resort i am on is great though! On a tiny island called Nananu-i-ra north of fiji and planning on staying here most of time. ... read more