Travel Blogs from Pacific Harbour, Fiji
Competition time
... time for coopertrooper blog fans. This blog is going to be a little more interactive by involving you. We turned up to a hostel in Fiji this week and felt we had seen this all before. And we were not wrong. Check out the pictures we took and if you ...
Pacific Harbour
Version traduite plus bas June 5, Pacific Harbour For the next week, we had to leave 5 pieces of luggage in the storage room of the hotel in Nadi, as our car is just too small to take everything; already, the 3 boys are squished together at the back ... ...
Shark diving, by Lance
Version traduite plus bas June 7, Shark diving, by Lance This morning Roman, Tristan and I were up early...for our shark dives...I was a bit apprehensive about the dive...I've been out of the "diving loop" for a long time... We left from the river's ...
River rafting, upper Navua River, by Fabyan
Version traduite plus bas June 6, River rafting at the upper Navua river, by Fabyan We woke up early this morning for our river rafting adventure. At the check-in place, we took a bus with the rest of the tourists to the starting point of the rafting. It ...
Driving in Fiji
... us about potholes. They surely never saw the potholes in Botswana. Indeed, arriving in Pacific Harbour after 3 hours, we immediately find: http://www.fiji-sharks.com/ AND: the shark dive is on tomorrow! We sign up and ...
Sharks: real ones, no cage, just the adrenaline
... than the animal! No kidding: I would fit in there! If it appeals to you: check first: they are 2 companies in Pacific Harbour diving with sharks, each twice a week. Not all the sharks are there at the same time. The bull sharks disappear ...
Kanootti proggis...
Tanaan aloitettiinkin Veikon kanssa vahan erilaisempi projekti, alettiin tekemaan hullunkokoisesta mangopuusta kanoottia... Tai siis Veikko teki, mina taas lahinna kikkailin... Kylan miehet alkoivat vatamaan puita alas rinteelta, mika olikin nakemisen ...
Day 4 - Uprising Beach Resort
We were up early and checked out of the Tanoa Waterfront Hotel and on the express bus to Pacific Harbour about a 4 hour bus ride. We checked into Uprising Resort and spent the day lounging at the pool. Our Bure is right on the ocean front – ...
Esimesed muljed Fijist
... sisse sinna ei läinud. Uurisime lähemalt mitmeid rannaäärseid kuurorte, kuid jätkasime teed soovitud sihtpunkti - Pacific Harbouri poole. Kuna meil oli üksainus asi Fijil ette bookitud - sukeldumine koos haidega, siis soovisime ööbimist samas ...
kuorotreenit...
... . Istuttiin yomyohaan bambumatolla myrskylyhdyn valossa, juotiin kavaa ja heitettiin lappaa... Lauleskelun jatin vahemmalle, silla ei toi fiji vielakaan oikei taivu... Veikonki kanssa on alkanut loytymaan yhteinen savel. Hassu juttu silla kaveri on ...
Araknofobia !
Piru perikoon araknofobia leffan, jonka menin liian nuorena katsomaan. Hamahakit on ihan ok, kunhan ne on kotimaisia sormenpaankokoisia. Tanaan lounaan jalkeen menin sankyyn lueskelemaan kirjaa, kunnes havahduin liikkeeseen sankyani ymparoivassa ...
Swimming with the sharks!
... during wet season. A tall skinny Indo-Fijian chap filled us in on a good bit of local and historic trivia as we headed towards Pacific Harbour on the South coast of the main Island, Viti Levu. I'm not sure at what point we decided it would be a great ...
Petronas Towers, Sydney, Mamanucas, Yasawas, Beqa
... owner wanted me to take her photo so she posed with a pot plant... Next stop was back to Nadi and then down to Pacific Harbour for some Shark diving in the Beqa Lagoon. We checked into a place called "The Uprising", a fantastic place with amazing ...
Botaanikaaias
Hommikul oli sukeldumine. Sama päeva õhtul läksime Heilikki võõrustajate aeda vaatama. Pereisa pidi olema merebioloog, pereema maastikuarhitekt ja nende huvi taimede vastu kajastas aed igal sammul. 15 aastat tagasi, kui nad olid selle maa ...
Parents visit
... 1pm to look around the school and hostel, they said that they slept well and had a lovely morning swimming, walking around the harbour early in the morning. After showing them around, I packed my small rucksack and went back to their place for the night. ...
Kilpikonnia kutsumassa...
Kylan miehet olivat viime yona kalastamassa, joten tanaan syodaan erityisen hyvin... Aamupalaksi papukaijakalaa... Illalla pallokalaa(ei sita myrkyllista), hummeria etc... Tanaan ajateltiin saada Raimon kanssa jotain aikaiseksikin silla viime paivat ...
Keripukki iskee...
Veikolla on ollut vahan vaikeuksia sopeutua paikalliseen ruokavalioon ja han on voinut hieman huonosti viime paivina. Paatettiin etta Veikko lahtee 4ksi paivaksi Nadiin virkistaytymaan, jossa tarjosta on hieman monipuolisempi. Itse paatin sen ajan ...
Diving... Sleeping... Diving... Sleeping...
... and our stay at Waidroka Surf and Dive resort and the people we would meet here will leave the deepest impact on our Fiji memories. Waidroka is a remote dive and surf resort with a very personal touch. Surrounded by rain forest a facing the ...
Soso ..
Eilen saatiin valmiiksi ensimmainen metsapalsta, joten tanaan alkoi pidennetty vlv. Lahes koko viikon on tullut vetta, joten ei niin ole harmittanut metassa oleminenkaan. Tannaan ajteltiin lahte vahan vaeltelemaan ja kylapaalikko ehdotti patikkaretkea ...
raskasta saarielamaa...
Saarielama hymyilee... Jos jossain paikassa ei tunneta sanaa stressi niin se on taalla... Paivat kuluu syodessa, snorklaillessa ja huilatessa. Taalla saa elaa oikeasti maanlaheista elamaa. Ruoka haetaan samana paivana puusta tai meresta, kun ei voi ...
takaisin toihin
Veikko palasi eilen saarelle joten tanaan alkoi taas metsan kaato. Viimeiset 4 paivaa onkin kulunut aika rennoissa merkeissa. Ohjelmaan on kuulunut riippumatossa huilailu ja kirjan lukeminen, vedessa latraaminen, vidi vidin pelailu ja tietenkin kavan ...
ZipFiji - ziplining in the rainforest
... in to get them. No worries. We're on Fiji time. Fiji zipline has been up and running for only 2 years. It was built by the same people who put in the zipline in ...
Leaving The Pearl......to Denarau Island
... training (mornings and evenings) for 3 students who want to enter the running in the coca-cola games (an athlete game for the south pacific). So as soon I got back, I was busy again which was a good distraction as I was missing family, friends and home. ...
Cruising the Queen's Highway
... a bit bored part way round and headed inland up a mud track for a while, then carried on along the Queen's Highway round to Pacific Harbour. When we finally made it, the place seemed absolutely dead but on the 3rd try we found a hostel, Uprising, with at ...
The Beauty and the Beasts
... laufen. Aber nun gut. Der Reifen wurde also gewechselt und die Fahrt konnte fortgesetzt werden. Gegen Nachmittag erreichte ich Pacific Harbour und meine Unterkunft für die Nacht. Abgesehen von dem von „Bedbugs" eingenommenen Dormitory verlief der ...
Back to Kadavu
Veikko ja Ratu Jo lahti jo eilen kohti Kadavun saarta. Itse paatin kuitenkin menna lentokoneella perasta ja saastaa vahan jalkaa silla. Pikkasen on arvokkaampi vaihtoehto, mutta myos hieman mukavempi ja nopeampi (45min. suunta). Onneksi paatin menna ...
Lahto lahenee.
Tanaan on viimeinen paiva minulle Drawuwalun kylassa, joten en viitsinyt tanaan puskaan lahtea. Paiva kuluikin melko leppoisissa merkeissa lahinna vidi vidia pelaillessa :) Illaksi kylalaiset jarjestivat "juhlat" mun & Veikon kunniaksi. Kylapaalikko ...
Rain, cloud, waves, hungry sharks
Have you ever heard of the phrase: "in case of fire or any other emergency, use the available exits on the boat and jump into the shark infested water"? Well I did. About a month ago when I was in Australia diving, my first reaction of course was to ...
