Blogs from Fiji, Oceania - page 137

Let me see????? Sunbathing, sleeping , eating, meeting great people, Drinking, sleeping ,sunbathing,eating and all of the above repeated over and over again its a hard life, i know but, some of us have to do it.... read more

Nadi (pronounced Nandy) It took 2 days in Auckland to organise, But one morning we made it to paradise. The package we booked before getting to Nadi Gave free hotel transfer which was pretty handy, And a free night's hotel, which was very cool, So we lazed for the day by the side of the pool. We were leaving the mainland, so a good night's rest Before sailing the Yasawas in the west. Korovou Resort Korovou Resort was our first destination, Set in a beautiful remote location. White sandy beach, lovely warm sea, This is how all desert islands should be! Electricity was on for just a few hours, And only cold water - so no hot showers! No internet, phones, and no TV, This was as basic as basic can be. But the Fijians were ... read more

So from being meticulous at brushing my teeth with bottled water I found myself sitting covered in a gaudy sarong drinking dirty dishwater that had been filtered by a flannel, and drinking out of a wooden bowl that loads of other people had already! Welcome to Fiji! Kava didn’t taste bad at all, especially after half a dozen or so cups (your lips go numb). We were in the back of a shop with a whole group of people, young american students, studying in Sydney, and a scottish girl travelling alone. After bit of sightseeing we went back to the hotel, and met the other guests, really friendly bunch, spent the rest ot the day poolside. Had a really good evening, the menu was veggie friendly - which was lucky as Air NZ couldn’t manage a ... read more

Have had a great time in Fiji. Heading off to LA today after 4 fabulous days. Apart from the great company on the island, in particular Arthur, Simone and family, the other guests and the staff, the meals have been great, the snorkeling sensational, my fishing ability not too bad - 2 snapper and a rock cod in an hour or so - volleyball ability not good, and vindi vindi - I'll explain this game another day - very poor. The weather has been perfect and the sunsets superb. Not at all sure that I want to leave at all.......... read more

Wednesday April 26th Today’s our final full day at Marau Vale. Even though we’ve experienced Fiji time to the fullest our time here seemed too short. Today started pretty early, as we wanted to get a full days activities. The plan was to get up early, and send the kids off with Maureen and Vika to the waterslide, and Jason and I would go snorkeling out by Honeymoon Island. The kids got off ok at around 8:30, but the moon gave us an extremely low tide, and Sireli’s boat got beached. So our plans were shot for a while. Well, making use of no kids being around we went next door to Coconut Grove to do some final shopping for some crafty things. The large mask that I saw there a week ago was still there ... read more