http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Fiji/Kadavu-Island/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Fiji , Kadavu Island en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:35:40 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:35:40 UTC Second Fijian entryA lot has happen since I last wrote in this blog. Last week we visited five different schools around the capital of Suva. It was good fun and although not nearly as hard work as the camp still very tiring. We got to see a great range of schools from very small rural areas to large primary schools with much better facilities. On Thursday we went to the airport to catch a plane t http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Fiji/Kadavu-Island/blog-308851.html Shortly after our last blog we were able to get back in the water and complete the diving course. It was absolutely fantastic and we had a hard job concentrating on doing the required exercises as we were constantly being sidetracked by fish nudibranchs sea cucumbers cushion stars and the huge diversity of corals. The main criticism the dive instructor had was that when we saw the white tippe http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Fiji/Kadavu-Island/blog-251420.html 6810 flight Wien London 3h Var ok utom att vi fick vnta 30 min p att kra in till gaten p Heathrow pga trafikstockning. Tur att de bygger ut en ny Terminal.. We had to wait 30 min before the plane could go to the gate in Heathrow because of a congestion. Lucklily the new Terminal 5 will soon open in Heathrow.. flight London Los Angeles 11 h Alla passagerare som flyger via USA mste numera http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Fiji/Kadavu-Island/blog-245467.html Happy New Year Everyone deputy editor Tina at the keyboard today.We hope you all had a lovely Christmas and enjoyed seeing us sunning on the beach with our Christmas message. We had an interesting Christmas and New Year on the island of Kadavu in Southern Fiji and for me Christmas eve was certainly a day of calamity. We arrived at our resort in Kadavu on the 23rd just as it turned dark due to de http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Fiji/Kadavu-Island/blog-233504.html From us both http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Fiji/Kadavu-Island/blog-229611.html There were still no golden doves to be found in the forest the next morning or much else but I'd pretty much got most of what I was after the day before anyway so that was alright. When we got back to Raintree Robyn went fishing. There was a sign at the counter saying that if you could catch a fish in the lake then they would cook it for you for free. If it sounds like there might be a catch y http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Fiji/Kadavu-Island/blog-193665.html I haven't been able to update for a while apparently travel blog's servers crashed. I think my old entries might have been lost too....Last time I updated I was starting to get a sore throat. The morning after it was really bad and turning into a cold. We left Raintree lodge and headed for the airport with a stop at a supermarket to get some soluble aspirin for my throat. The plane to Kadavu wa http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Fiji/Kadavu-Island/blog-188789.html Ok I've been in Fiji for 2 and a half weeks or so. It's very hard to get to an internet cafe and update the site on a regular basis let alone upload photos but I will eventually We had a great 9 day sail from New Zealand although we did get a little smacked from a low. Soon after we landed in Fiji our other crew member Chris left the boat so since then it has just been me and Dave. Dave i http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Fiji/Kadavu-Island/blog-162845.html Our boat was supposed to leave at 10pm. We didn't realise that is was Fiji time and therefore it left at 2am After a very bumpy journey we finally docked at 12pm at Vunisea harbour Kadavu's main port what a nightmare We took a short speed boat ride to Gaola Island arriving at our resort Reece's Place. Again we were the only travellers there and would be for the next 4 nights. We were s http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Fiji/Kadavu-Island/blog-159866.html A few people commented on the morose tone of my last entry so Irsquom following it up with a cheery blog. Just to add another twist to the story I got the call a week ago saying my assignment was given the allclear to return so Irsquove decided to spend another three months in Fiji to finish it off. But more on that later first a rundown on one of the most amazing days Irsquove ever http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Fiji/Kadavu-Island/blog-129569.html On Nov. 30th I headed out to Kadavu Island which is south of the Viti Levu. I started my journey with a rather stressful cab ride from Seashell Resort to the Nadi airport. My cab driver felt that passing 4 sugar cane trucks around a blind corner going up hill was perfectly acceptable. Irsquom not sure if it was the hot temperatures and 100 humidity or his driving that had me s http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Fiji/Kadavu-Island/blog-113639.html De rest van de foto'sNou een ding wat ik nog was vergeten te vermelden in het verhaal over Fiji zijn de gesprekken die ik heb ehad met de locals over duiken.... de Fijiers willen dus zelf amper duiken met perslucht dan... Wat ze dus wel doen is freediven snorkelen zeg maar dus Maar goed waar wij gewone mensen een metertje of 5 onderduiken en dan na een paara seconden weer naar boven komen http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Fiji/Kadavu-Island/blog-86138.html Ni sa bula iedereenTsja dat was het dan alweerhellip. De trip naar Fiji is gekomen en alweer gegaan. Helaas gaat dat nou eenmaal zo he met vakanties Het was een heerlijke vakantie zelfs na een bijnanoodlanding 2 bijnaschipbreuken ontelbare muggenbeten meerdere hondenaanvallen verscheidenen haaien ontmoetingen en diverse spannende Miami Vice achtige speedboot tochten over het rif Kor http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Fiji/Kadavu-Island/blog-86133.html IntroSorry I havenrsquot written in awhile. Paul and I have been off touring Fijian villages. Pretty basic. A few have electricity via a generator. All villages have some kind of radio phone for the village. But I only saw internet at one resort maybe to. Just not lots of communication options. But that happens. The boat isnrsquot lost from all communication though. We have SSB radio http://www.travelblog.org//Oceania/Fiji/Kadavu-Island/blog-73241.html