Lautoka, Fiji - arriving at Tivua Island

Fiji Adventures

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April 24th 2023
Our next port was in Lautoka, Fiji where we did our first excursion – a sailboat to Tivua Island. This was a private island for the Captain Cook sailing company that operated the catamaran! They squeezed 156 of us onto this boat and started our sail by performing a Fijian song on the bow of the ship. The sail was less than an hour and we spent the day on the private island, sunning, snorkeling a ... read more

Oceania » Fiji

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Fiji became independent in 1970, after nearly a century as a British colony. Democratic rule was interrupted by two military coups in 1987, caused by concern over a government perceived as dominated by the Indian community (descendants of contract la... ... read more