Volivoli Beach Rakiraki

The next day was more 'cultural,' at least in the morning. Leaving at around 8, we drove first through the capital city - Suva - and stopped/paused for a few minutes outside various government buildings and the sites of the several coups of recent years. From there, we drove to a town to buy lunch and stationery (for our school visit later) and then ate on the bus as we bumped our way up a gravel road into the hills. After a while, we pulled over by a village and, donning sarongs once more, t...

Hello We arrived in Fiji at 6am on the 3rd October, we lost a day on the way as we crossed the international date line. On Thursday 4th October we went to Robinson Crusoe Island, on the way there we went in a sideless boat so the water came in and soaked us!!! The island was amazing, we saw traditional Fijian dancing and fire dancing. The guide climbed up a coconut tree and we got to pick a coconut which they broke open so we could drink the juice. On Saturday 6th October we joined the Feejee...

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The pace was then to step up a few notches as I returned to the main island of Viti Levu staying in Smugglers Cove for a night, before joining the Feejee Experience (guided tour bus) for the next 4 days. Picked up at 8.15am on our lovely green bus - where two of the lovely ladies I'd met at Oarsman's were also on board - hurray! There were about 15 of us on the tour - fab group of friends for the trip ahead! Day 1: Nadi to Mango Bay! First stop was Nadi markets & shops where I bought a su...

There is a smattering of witty titles from which I could choose for this account and of which I'll list below, but the one I think I'll use is quite dry and rather unimaginative: That Time in Fiji and New Zealand When I Almost Lost My Left Hoof. Ones that struck a nerve with me, no pun intended were: Old Deathbed Froning Is What They Used to Call Her The Reason I Didn't Get SCUBA Certified in Fiji Misery and Agony A Traveler's Guide to Hospitals in the Southern Hemisphere, On a Shoestring Hoo...

I woke up in the morning thinking I wanted to finish the Feejee Experience with my group. I decided not to stay in Suva and not to go to Savusavu or Taveuni. I wanted to take it easy and enjoy what was in front of me. We started out around 9AM and went to a town north of Suva to use the ATMs there. There was a Westpac there so that wasn't a problem and I ended up getting a big slice of pizza for lunch (FJ$1.5). Then we made another stop to get food for lunch :) I already had the pizza so I go...

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