http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Nananu-I-Ra/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Fiji , Nananu I Ra en-us Sat, 25 May 2013 04:08:53 +0000 Sat, 25 May 2013 04:08:53 +0000 Arrived in Fiji after a ten and half hour flight from LA. Was so glad to leave LA all the hustle and bustle traffic and noise. Once i had collected my baggage was we left there was a Fijian band singing on our arrival at 5.30am that39s dedication for you. The bus ride to Rakiraki took three long hours it was boling hot very humid and the bus was full. I then had to take a taxi to Ellingha http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Nananu-I-Ra/blog-761147.html Today started as almost every day of our vacation. We will sum up our entire day minute by minute for you and this will take just a few paragraph. We slept in and when we got up and went to breakfast. It was overcast as everyday had been. Our praying for sun did not work. We stretched out breakfast to last about 30 minutes. Again we ate cereal in warm milk and toast. After our meal it was b http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Nananu-I-Ra/blog-632270.html So we spent our first night at the Uprising Beach Resort. It was fine we had to have all the windows and curtains open so we could get the slightest lightest breeze into our hut. We both slept pretty well though Chester sleeps because of Ambien thank goodness and woke up at 7. The outdoor shower was actually pretty cool and reminded us of an awesome camp site in Namibia that had very cool http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Nananu-I-Ra/blog-632042.html Today started with a 5AM wakeup call to catch our flight from Brisbane to Fiji. We were graciously thanked for our stay by the Australia telecoms company by charging us 50 for 6 local phone calls each call was less than 2 minutes. We had called around the find a fishing charter from the hotel phones after we had called reception to inquiry if there was a charge for this. Well there was not a http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Nananu-I-Ra/blog-631813.html RossAfter our leisurely three days aboard Pelorus Jack we decided to bus it to the other side of the main island of Viti Levu to an island called Nananuira. During our stay in Auckland we visited a kite shop in Takapuna where we picked up a leaflet about a kitesurfing centre in Fiji at Safari Lodge on Nananuira. With the promise of endless prevailing winds and aqua blue lagoons we hopped on a http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Nananu-I-Ra/blog-346452.html Through the heart of Viti Levu to Rakiraki Monday 3rd November 2008The alarm went off at 4.15 a.m. and we groped around in the semidark dressing and getting our gear together by torchlight because one of the guys from Rukuruku village was picking us up at 4.45 a.m. to take us down to the ferry in his truck somewhat early because it is only a twenty minute ride and the ferry wasnt due to l http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Nananu-I-Ra/blog-344264.html Bula We are safe and sound and loving it in Fiji. Not sure we have ever been so hot in our lives nor so mosquitobite ridden Last count over 100 each. Have spent the majority of our time on NananuIRa a true tropical paradise complete with white beaches and beautiful diving right on our doorstep. We are now SSI qualified divers. We saw so much underwater ranging from spectacular soft cora http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Nananu-I-Ra/blog-135523.html BulaAfter taking off from Rarotonga just passed midnight crossing the date line and losing a whole day of our lives we arrived at our hotel in Nadi Fiji in the middle of the night and instantly regretted the choce of a 3 cheaper dorm with fan and not air conditioning as both bottom bunks were taken and the fan on the wall was pointed downwards therefore useless to us The next day after a ra http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Nananu-I-Ra/blog-133546.html We landed in Fji on the morning of Tuesday 7th November. The heat hit us as we stepped off the plane it was a lot warmer than New Zealand We got the free shuttle bus from the airport to our hotel.Our hotel was really nice and we had booked to stay for 3 nights. Basically we didn't want to tour the different islands in Fiji for the simple reason that we wanted to do as little as possible. S http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Nananu-I-Ra/blog-115288.html Having gotten a lot of sleep due to our early night we had no problem in rising the next day with plenty of time to book our onward travel to wherever it was we had to go. The night before we had asked how much a return ticket from Naviti would be to Nadi and were reasonably pleased with the price quoted. This morning the price had gone up considerably several times. Every time we paid for our t http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Nananu-I-Ra/blog-113005.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Nananu-I-Ra/blog-77105.html 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 alo http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Nananu-I-Ra/blog-76350.html 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 didnt 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Nananu-I-Ra/blog-57422.html Woke up and went for a walk to the top of the island. It was huge compared to the other islands i went to. Full of secluded beaches and rock pools. Checked out and jumped on the boat to take us back to the mainland. Got on the bus and headed for Lautoka town. I had packed all my shoes in my bag which was now under the bus so once we had stopped I went to get some cheap sandals with Danyel. We didn http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Nananu-I-Ra/blog-55033.html