Tradewinds Hotel & Convention Centre Suva

Hi all, hope everyone one is well! what have you all been up to? still getting used to life out here, tennis is bit slow going at the moment, set up is typical of a developing country very disorganised! Trying to set up some juniorcoaching of my own but am just going to ...

... ended quite fast, they decided maybe I was too important a prize for such an easy contest, so they upped the ante. Whichever one could split a coconut with their bare hands first could then win me...one of them cheated and bashed it with a club. Yikes, I hope he'll be nicer to me, his bride to be... All in all a very lovely day in Fiji.<br><br>-T<br>ps. Slideshow coming tomorrow.<br><br>

... at home while they went to the supermarket. We got bored so we stood outside trying to sell our family's home grown pineapples and kasava root outside the house on the road. It seemed like no one in Fiji had ever seen a white person before because 4 white girls standing outside by a food stand almost caused multiple crashes. Everyone turned their heads when they drove by and we got multiple honks and waves but no pineapple or kasava sold. I told my fijian dad, Atu, about how my grandpa lives ...

... accommodation, food and entertainment all for about £230...bargain!! I cannot begin to tell you about these islands!! Think of the best beaches in the world and multiply it by ten!! White sand and blue blue waters!! One of the best things about Fiji is the welcome they give you! All the staff, every single day, come down to the beach to welcome you off the boat with a song and echolalia. They shake your hand and introduce themselves. I've never met nicer people ...

... by the "Fiji time" and "good enough" attitude of the resort's staff (probably something you won't experience at a resort like Hilton or Sheraton), we did get to see the real Fiji lifestyle and meet some of the happiest people on Earth: Juta, the jungle trek guide and yaqona dealer; Rosa, the babysitter; Drew, the pastor/village chief; Susana &amp; Taro, the masseuses; Sana, the activities manager. Not to mention L's new friends, Diesel and "amicul Bubitsa" (see pics).

... t any shops on the island. The food wasn't enough though so we had to leave the island . After a scary boat ride back to the mainland we headed to Pacific Harbour which is near to Beqa Lagoon. We stayed at Uprising but didn't have a good impression cos the receptionists were unfriendly so we decided to stay at Tsulu the day after. It was very isolated in both places and we couldn't get on the shark dive til later in the week. It ...

... and its Fijis version of the Olympics.. It is a huge buzz and amazing atmosphere. Over 2,700 athletes competed over Friday and Saturday in beautiful sunshine, but energy sapping heat. In some of the long distance heats, you would see a third of the athletes collapse on the track either during or after they finished their race due to heat or injury. It was a bit of a farce as the stretcher bearers were the busiest people on the Friday. PK had little sympathy after seeing ...

... in Fiji and I said nope. She takes me upstairs to this room and tells me Vera will help me plan my trip. So long story short I end up booking a trip to Mana Island. the funny thing was, I was not sure what just happened. I just got off a plane and now I am booking 4 days on this island. OK, I am just going to go with it. Well 3 hours later "Fiji Time" (for those of you who do not know nothing runs on schedule in Fiji, personally I think I am part ...

... of coaches doing different sports including rugby, hockey and netball. Part of my job was to organize the volunteers placements and coaching schedule. During the day the volunteers would go and coach at a number of schools and then go to a club to train in the evening and if they were good enough they would play for them competitively during the weekend. As I love rugby I got fully involved coaching with the rugby volunteers everyday. We would go to different schools each ...

The intrepid "Ratu Morgan Polo Levu" last left you with the the tale of stolen headphones. As you will see from the following entry, the bad luck continues but fails to dampen our hero's resolve. See also the lazy person entry at the bottom of the page.<br><br><br><br>As some of you would have heard, Fiji is now Rugby 7's World Champions! In the recent Hong Kong 7's tournament Fiji was victorious over New Zealand to capture the trophy and the hearts of the nation ...