Blogs from Yasawa Islands, Fiji, Oceania - page 38

well its near the end of our three weeks in fiji, and were fed up with sun bathing and sleeping so we are now looking forward to New Zealand. Here is a few pics of what we done to pass the time, we spent our last week in Robinison (fun) and Vakita (boring). ... read more

Got back from Fiji this morning but it wasn't really what we expected. We did have a really good time but I think it was more because of the people we met. We imagined it would be clear water, white sand, blue skies and sunshine but most of the time the water was too shallow to swim in and there was seaweed and stuff in the sea, there wasn't long streches of white sand (the sand wasn't that white and there were quite a lot of rocks and coral on the sand) and we only had one day of clear blue sky and sunshine, most days it was cloudy! So really not what we expected at all. Plus we did a deal with the Awesome Adventures package and there were lots of hidden costs so we ... read more

Nadi (pronounced Nandy) It took 2 days in Auckland to organise, But one morning we made it to paradise. The package we booked before getting to Nadi Gave free hotel transfer which was pretty handy, And a free night's hotel, which was very cool, So we lazed for the day by the side of the pool. We were leaving the mainland, so a good night's rest Before sailing the Yasawas in the west. Korovou Resort Korovou Resort was our first destination, Set in a beautiful remote location. White sandy beach, lovely warm sea, This is how all desert islands should be! Electricity was on for just a few hours, And only cold water - so no hot showers! No internet, phones, and no TV, This was as basic as basic can be. But the Fijians were ... read more

Lucky Lucky Man We were glad to see the back of Los Angeles. Not just because i lost my passport, vaccination records, international drivers licence, airline tickets, camera, mp3 player, travel towel, etc......... (which was returned by a Bolivian bloke called Hose - who found my bag on a bus...read the tickets..saw i was leaving for Fiji the next day..phoned the British Embassy...drove an hour from his house to meet us...returned the bag with ALL its contents..gave us a lift back to Hollywood!!! What a nice man he was too! Completely restored my faith in people!!) .....but also because we didn't particulariy like LA!! Lots and lots of nutters, horrible bus rides (again full on nutters), didn't feel safe anywhere, Hollywood is scabby, lots of pollution, etc, etc...We had driven 1900 miles since San fran, we ... read more

Arrived in Fiji on Thurs 30 March to absolutely peeing down rain, but it was hot so who cares?! Greeted at the airport by Fijian musicians which brightened things up considerably and got me in Fiji mode straight away. Transferred to a hotel in Nadi for the evening and with ten minutes the mozzies had got me the gits. Jenn and I donned our cozzies and jumped in the pool, swam a few token lengths and then lounged there supping bubbly - well why not?! Picked up by an Octopus Resort driver on Friday and taken to the marina where we caught the resort boat to Waya island, which is one of the first in the chain of the Yasawas. The rain had gone overnight, the sky was blue and the sun was shining and on ... read more