Blogs from Robinson Crusoe Island, Fiji, Oceania

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 port and walked me to the cash point and forced me to pay double the amount for the boat due to taking me all the way back to the mainland. Not only that, but they were still trying to charge me full price to stay 2 nights on Beachcomber, even though i would have only stayed there one ... read more

11/4/09 = The Night Show at Robinson Crusoe Did 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 behind, followed by Deb. Deb feeling rough, but Diedra looked remarkably well considering...some people = so lucky with hangovers! Breakfast was bit of a disappointment. Come to expect pancakes now and when not there ... :(. Only toast today. Ate a bit - not feeling that good that could eat usual amount - then headed off to beach with Catherine and ... read more

10/4/09= Sunbathing, Volleyball and Drunken card games Woke up early for breakfast - won’t make the same mistake as dinner - threw some clothes on and headed straight for buffet table. Delighted to find pancakes waiting…yum :) Even better, they had fresh orange and sugar to put on them…well done Crusoe! Grabbed a stack of 3 and started the eating process. V.tasty, but also v.stodgy pancakes. Managed to squeeze a 4th in, but that well and truly finished me off. No lounging in bikini for at least 30mins. Had a quick morning chat with everyone, then headed off to reception to sort this reimbursement out once and for all. Found same owner as before, who typed lots of numbers into a calculator and came up with a refund of $74. Wasn’t as much as had hoped ... read more

9th APRIL 2009 - ARRIVAL ON ROBINSON CRUSOE ISLAND!! On 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...lots of hustle and bustle and I didn't like it very much...glad we only had a quick stop there! The bus took us to the boat dock and we waited there for the boat to arrive. Once again the boat was on Fiji Time and so we were waiting there for a while before it came. Seemed weird as Nat ... read more

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 fijian send off (farewell song, guitars by the islanders). Arrived back in Nadi mid afternoon on a Sunday i think and for most of the afternoon just dossed about and used the internet to catch up on my blog. Had a nice suprise when i got back to the hostel. I was at the bar with one of the girls who ... read more