http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Robinson-Crusoe-Island/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Fiji , Robinson Crusoe Island en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 22:10:43 +0000 Sun, 19 May 2013 22:10:43 +0000 Bula Welcome to the isles of smiles miles of isles. Where the women have afros men wear sarongs everyone is jolly and sings songs on the beach beside the clear blue water and perfect sunsets. Where the entertainment shows include men dancing with fire and knives and the women put Beyonce to shame. Our holiday in a holiday.We arrived in Nadi a little hyperactive after a jolly nice flight wh http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Robinson-Crusoe-Island/blog-510983.html Well i have now finished my Fiji adventure and am sad to be leaving such a lovely place.After leaving mana island i'd planned on going to Beachcomber which was traditionally known as the party island However a slight mix up on the boat to the island meant that they did not accept my car for payment and with no cash on me they did not let me off the boat Instead they took me back to the p http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Robinson-Crusoe-Island/blog-473303.html BULA EVERYBODYSo now that Australia had been ticked off it was time too visit country number 9 of our wee escapade. This leg would take us to the Fiji Islands for our little 10 day island break. Im sure you'll agree that after our hectic schedule of the 3 weeks previous we needed a little time off to relax in the sun.James' mam had kindly arranged for us to stay in a nice resort for the last 5 da http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Robinson-Crusoe-Island/blog-472671.html 11409 The Night Show at Robinson CrusoeDid the usual thing I always do when have been drinking waking up every hour and hardly sleeping. Sleep may be best cure but is impossible to achieve I got up as one of first in room v.sensibly limited alcohol yesterday and actually felt fine and headed over to breakfast. Catherine was already up so chatted to her then Irish girls not far beh http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Robinson-Crusoe-Island/blog-396600.html 10409 Sunbathing Volleyball and Drunken card gamesWoke up early for breakfast wont make the same mistake as dinner threw some clothes on and headed straight for buffet table. Delighted to find pancakes waitingyum Even better they had fresh orange and sugar to put on themwell done Crusoe Grabbed a stack of 3 and started the eating process. V.tasty but also v.stodgy pancakes. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Robinson-Crusoe-Island/blog-396599.html 11th APRIL 2009 A DAY FOR DOZING SPECTACULAR NIGHT SHOWNat woke me up at 8am for breakfast. I think I was still a little drunk...damn those drinking games I still managed to get dressed and head down for breakfast. A little cereal and some toast sorted me right out A few people were leaving on the 9am boat and so I hung around and said my goodbyes before going back to bed for an hour....s http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Robinson-Crusoe-Island/blog-392863.html 10th APRIL 2009 JAM PACKED DAY LETHAL DRINKING GAMESI got up at 7.30am for breakfast. Once again I over indulged on pancakes toast fruit and cereal As a result my stomach expanded further which was bad news for my clothing We had a good giggle over breakfast with the lasses we sat with last night and an Irish couple Jen and Liam who were really nice I swear...the whole island was ful http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Robinson-Crusoe-Island/blog-392862.html 9th APRIL 2009 ARRIVAL ON ROBINSON CRUSOE ISLANDOn the Robinson Crusoe bus we headed into Nadi where the driver stopped to allow us to get some much needed cash out The queue at the ATM was a joke...I think the whole population of Fiji had turned out to get cash I hate queuing but no choice We then nipped into the supermarket for some vodka and jumped back on the bus Nadi seemed very busy. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Robinson-Crusoe-Island/blog-392799.html Hey all sorry it's been a while but we didn have internet for most of our time in Fiji.Right where to start.........The first day in Fiji was certainly interesting we arrived and were greeted but rain and men walking down the side of the roads carrying machetes. Not quite the paradise we envisioned. The hostel didn't exactly perk us up either So we decided to catch the bus into town Nadi aka s http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Robinson-Crusoe-Island/blog-333823.html Robinson Crusoe my last day From what i can remember spent most of the day simply chatting and saying good byes and thanking the locals and tour guides from Robinson Crusoe for an unbelievable time at Robinson Crusoe Island. Also as you can see taking pictures of the 5star facilities on the island.I think we got picked up by our water taxi at 11am and we were given the usual really nice fi http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Robinson-Crusoe-Island/blog-230708.html The rest of Robinson Crusoe Well its been so so long it seams since fiji so i think ill just have to remember what i can and generalise everything for the time being. Soz ive not updated my blog for ages youll probably find it hard to believe but ive not had time. Time goes so fast over here and theres is always something to do or someone dragging you out.Anyway back to Fiji Robinson Crusoe http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Robinson-Crusoe-Island/blog-230692.html Fiji Robinson Crusoe Day 2For a lot of the people who had been on the island for a good few days it was there last night and yep it was pretty mental and a pretty late one. Heavy consumption of kava took place. In light of this prob not feeling the most alert i ever have. Good job im not driving into work lol Went on an island adventure today to catch fish and crabs. Believe it or not Zig http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Robinson-Crusoe-Island/blog-225822.html Fiji Robinson Crusoe day1Got picked up 11...ish from hotel. looking forward to having a bit of a more lively time. Arrived at the marina on the SW of the main island midday...ish. Just before we set off had chance to call off at Supermarket to top up on Alcohol. must be discrete though as not allowed to take own alcohol on the island got big bottle of bounty rum and 3 bottle of coke. Had t http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Robinson-Crusoe-Island/blog-225819.html 9pm Yesterday was spent generally plodding around the main town trying to see if there was some hidden culture behind all the commercialised shops the centre holds. Going down a back alley i was happy to discover that there was a little ice cream shack next to a park. So having happily purchased our icecreams me and claire made our way to the park and sat happily watching the local children havi http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Robinson-Crusoe-Island/blog-201950.html My 2 weeks in Fiji have gone so quickly but I've done so much. I love it here everything is amazing the beaches the sun the food the people and most importantly the Fiji time everything is so laid back it makes a chess game look like a frenzy of activity. I've spent a bit of time on the Islands Robinson Crusoe Island by far being the best and one of the most enjoyable things i've don http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Robinson-Crusoe-Island/blog-162553.html Hi all you sexy jealous peopleAlthough this states Fiji I will continue the update from LA.We manage to blag ourselves a free ride with some drunk american lady to sunset boulevard on friday eve.. and before you parents start to worry it was in a cab share with another fellow traveller we had aquired along the wayWith every intention of contributing of course but it was paid as expenses by her http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Robinson-Crusoe-Island/blog-137199.html After breakfast Kate and i found ourselves a secluded spot on the beach we chilled for a while and done our swimjog exercise again how good are we... after lunch i took a kayac out for about 12 an hour my god it was hard work on my armsWe both had a massage today which totally chilled me out.Tonight we were both up for a few drinks and a dance in 'pirates nightclub' alas this was not to be i http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Robinson-Crusoe-Island/blog-122075.html After a poor nights sleep being woken up by young americans coming and going all night i finally gave up after i heard the generator kick in at 6am I was up and down on the beach in a hanging chair by 7amKate and I thought we'd do some exercise today so we swam around in the sea for 15 mins then we jogged up the beach for a bit nearly killed us and our arses and boobs were bouncin all over the p http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Robinson-Crusoe-Island/blog-122074.html This morning we were met at the skylodge at 1045 for our 3 day trip to robinson crusoe island. The adventure started with a 1 hour coach trip.We were then met at a jetty in the middle of nowhere by boat which took us on a 3o min trip down river then out to sea. The closer i got to the island the more relaxed i became.On our arrival we had people singing to welcome us. We checked in and were given http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Robinson-Crusoe-Island/blog-122067.html We arrived into Nadi airport on the mainland of Fiji to a with a welcoming of... rain As we'd heard from a few other people the weather in Fiji wasnt very good t the moment but hoping for fantastic weather affter some cold weather in Fiji we couldn't help being dissapointed. Ah well the welcoming of singing and guitar playing from four men dressed in hawaiian shirts or Bula shirts as their kn http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Robinson-Crusoe-Island/blog-103423.html