Wendy by the pool at our first stop in Nadi.

Fiji

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March 23rd 2009
Just to confuse you all, this blog for Fiji should have been entered before New Zealand, but I got a bit distracted by New Zealand’s beauty. This is where we were for a week in November. We left from L.A. for Fiji, after a brief delay to swap planes due to a problem with our scheduled aircraft, we got something towed from its slumber that had panels missing and seemed old for a Jumbo. The f ... read more

Oceania » Fiji » Yasawa Islands

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Fiji became independent in 1970, after nearly a century as a British colony. Democratic rule was interrupted by two military coups in 1987, caused by concern over a government perceived as dominated by the Indian community (descendants of contract la... ... read more