Blogs from Nanuya Island, Yasawa Islands, Fiji, Oceania

The seven hour flight out of Ecuador and South America led me to a quick layover in El Salvador where I would board another plane for the six hour flight to LAX. I was back in America. I am always a little nervous when crossing borders and going through immigration, but in the USA I have no such fears. What, they are not going to let me in my own country? The border agent thoroughly questioned me about my six months in South America and about what I was doing there to which I replied “as little as possible”. Next up was what do I do for work, to which I replied “working is for suckers.” He did not like this and I then found myself into secondary screening where my bag was ripped apart searching ... read more

Saturday 11 August, 9,30am, Yasawa Flyer heading north to Octopus Resort. So, since I arrived in Fiji 17 days ago I've discovered that the answer to the age old equation 'the square root of fuck all'...it's Fiji Time, baby! Meeting people here has been a totally different experience from hosteling in the states..In the US it was mainly groups of friends sticking together which was difficult to get talking to them. Looking back I was probably a bit overwhelmed having spent time with friends in Miami and NYC so once Cockney and Chrissy's wedding was over it dawned on me that it as just me, myself and I. Time to get in the mix and meet people. Camerardery is an amazing thing, the realisation that everyone's in the same boat, all looking to have a great ... read more

Our adventure in New Zealand had come to an end and for me and Mark, the final part was about to begin. Only two months left to go (which is still a long time- about the same time we were in Asia for) However, before heading to the States, we had two weeks of relaxation in Fiji to attend to! We arrived in Nadi and transferred to our hotel for the night before heading off to the islands the following morning. We were booked onto a package tour of 12 days which takes you to 6 islands and also takes care of all the transfers, meals and accommodation. We awoke in the morning to a nice cooked breakfast as part of our welcome package and unfortunately for me, another bout of bites from bed bugs (welcome ... read more

In July 2008 I had my first holiday in Fiji in the Yasawa group of islands with John. Now 2 years later I am back, but this time we have been invited on our friend Doug’s yacht ‘Hakura’. It has been a wonderful experience for so many reasons. It’s the best way to see the Islands at your leisure and explore places off the tourist track. It tests you physically (no anchor winch), mentally (what will I cook for dinner?) and it even tests friendships at times. But over this time I felt a nice inner peace & calm, or maybe I was just totally chilled out and enjoying the adventure. John & I met up with Doug & Lorraine in Suva on 26th August (my birthday). We had just had 5 nights on Beqa Island ... read more

Mainland Nadi We arrived to terrible Cairns-esque weather and we all thought oh no, not again! BUt this was just typical Nadi at this time of the year. We stayed at the Smugglers Cove, we met with Ryan early the following morning and had a swim and played some volleyball and american footy with the ball Guy had somehow acquired, we visited Nadi city centre and stocked up on booze and noodles (the backpackers diet). The next day we began our island trip. Tawewa Island, Coral View Resort We chose to travel to the most northern part of our island trip first and work our way back towards the mainland, hopping from island to island en route. This island was where I opened my first coconut with natural resources and we all got involved in international ... read more