West's Motor Inn Nadi

... care, and you could see their eyes and faces light up after every adjustment. We gave them stickers, candy, or play dough at the end... I couldn't believe a 13 year old would love to get a sticker! It's amazing that these people have hardly anything, live in shacks, and are SOhappy! One girl had back pain because she sleeps on the floor. Not one of them ever complained and they all came in smiling as ...

... pretty good with some crazy lady called Sarah who definitely knew how to get the party started playing some ridiculous dancing games, of course I won at least 1 of them being the competitive soul I am. I made some pretty awesome friends during my stay notably the Ze 3 Germans who defiantly knew how to have a good time.<br><br>Next stop Korovou Island, this place was a little smaller than the last a bit less westernised with the locals speaking not so fluent English but ...

... Bounty Island (Bounty Resort)<br><br>Bounty was the most beautiful island of the trip and we really did save the best till last. This island is the true representation of Fiji and was where 'Celebrity Love Island' was filmed. We had a Bure (straw hut) right on the beach with all the luxuries we could hope for! The sun came out for us at last and put a big smile on our faces. The food was 5* and it was a perfect end to our Fijian experience. <br><br>So, it was a bit mixed ...

... drinks. We won some, we lost some, but it was a great night all in all. <br><br>One afternoon we embarked on a tour to the local village, where most of the staff from the resort grow up. It felt a bit awkward being a tourist gawping at the locals and their way of life, but they seemed genuinely grateful to the resort and its patrons for the financial support they have brought. The resort raises funds for the village, through things like the ...

... and a strange room (used in the making of Lord of The Rings) which made people look smaller next to someone (see the pictures for a better explanation). This was compounded by the worlds first outdoor maze, which was quite entertaining. We decided at this point to have a competition to see who could reach the towers in each of the four corners of the maze, taking a picture inside at each, and then reach the exit in the fastest time. Ben finished a good 10 minutes ...

... we took a walk around the whole island...really beautiful, it took us about 4 hours to do that. U can see the island where they filmed the movie "Castaway" in the distance (we were going to do a trip to it but as no others signed up we didn't get a chance). Apparantly "Survivor" was filmed on the other side of our island and we made a stop today at Bounty island where "Celebrity Love Island" was filmed, so again walking in the ...

... to Auckland and then to Nadi (pronounced Nan-di, as Brandt learned), Fiji. We thought we would have issues with Brandt's ticket, something about paper ticket vs. electronic ticket. Luckily and thankfully, it was all good because we made it to the gate as they started to board. (Oh, FYI - If you're ever in NZ and you're flying domestically and not too far...you do not have to go through any kind of security! Ie: when we flew from Blenhim ...

... local dialect and also are taught both Fijian and English. When we asked about textbooks, the teacher had the kids bring some of the Fijian ones. As with any group of kids, some were more than willing to read to us while others were pretty shy, but once the cameras came out it was Katie bar the door. We had everyone posing for us, with us, and eventually taking our picture with our cameras. It was great fun for us and a terrific headache for the teacher, as many ...