Colonial Lodge Bed & Breakfast Suva

... bad thing about the Fiji homestay really was that we had cold showers at the house. 

Thursday, July 23, 2009:
We had some homegrown pineapple, weird mushy banana, toast and bread with Milo (it's like hot chocolate, but for sportsmen) and coffee for breakfast. The pineapple in Fiji is the best pineapple I've ever had! First day of lectures at USP. Atu drove us to school, because he works as an accountant at the uni, and I asked him about the coups, which he said only one was ...

... finally when we were parting and I offerred to pay him back for the pee he asked for $10 Fijian dollars.....are, the pay off.

Suva was not our favourite place. Whilst the Fijians were warm and friendly we found the Indian traders overbaring and quite rude. Back on the ship that night the general concensus was that Suva, the town could easily be passed over.

... we loved Fiji!!!

The day did arrive when I sat at the airport waiting for Jo and I was between crying and laughing, we squealed so much we she came through the door. Backpackers re-united in Fiji...not bad eh!!
Needless to say we didn't stop nattering for the whole seven days and Phil lost the power of speech preferring to hit the hammock n leaving us girls to it.

We managed to get a 7 day island hopper pass which included all your transport ...

... was to scan the horizon for possible hazards, and to check out bearing, latitude and longitude, to ensure we were going in the right direction. With one or two minor course adjustments, and one auto helm failure which I luckily picked up straight away (not too hard as we suddenly started going in a different direction entirely), we arrived at Herald Pass. This was a safe place to cross through to the inner Great Astrolabe Reef ...

... We have a guard from 6pm to 6am and I am in trouble for giving him a tv and coffee every night. He is a great guy and sits outside in the cold, so I can try and make his life comfortable.PK has just got onto Skype and is talking to her mum. We can see the video and she is having a conversation. Just as I type this , our internet drops out again, so she is not happy. I think its time that I went to watch the bulldogs thrash the Dockers.

... to get anything healthy here. The more fat and sugar the better as far as the locals are concerned. Looks like we will be filling our suitcases on return trips to OZ. - Lastly the mosquitos. PK got eaten the 1st night - 40 bites. We had our house sprayed and now there are only 1 or 2 at night. We pay the price for our beautiful big garden with pond and running stream through it. Luckily our pets - Geckos, 2 x mongoose and a heap of frogs keep us ...

... selja taha. Jõudsin (Risto) alla viimaste seas ja kuna esimesed kohad olid juba kinni, paigutati mind kaameraga riffi välisküljele, minu seljataha turvaja. See mida seal nägi, oli võimas vaade. Ümber meie ujus ca 30 pulli pluss terve pesu kõiksuguseid muid kalu. Minu koht osutus kõige ägedamaks ja ca 3m haid ujusid minust nii lähedalt mööda, et oleks saand neid katsuda. Sain ühe erakordse filmijupi kah, kus suur pull ujub otse minu suunas ja keerab ...

... the main island to the Ysawere islands to get away from the hustle and bustle of the capital. The islands were always beautiful and some of the snorkeling was very good with the clear blue waters and beautiful sands. Final thoughts on Fiji I absolutely loved working in Fiji. I really liked the people (apart from the ones who broke into my house), I loved the weather, the beaches, the rugby culture out there and the general chilled outness of it. I would defiantly recommend it to anybody.