First Landing Beach Resort & Villas Lautoka

... and call us a cab t the airport. We are there early again so I try to catch up with some computer stuff whilst Kim drinks most of the remaining wine and is decidedly giggly when we board. The flight is again a short 3h hop but this time with a definite difference. We are going to Fiji and the emotions run as a mix of sadness as it is one more destination closer to finishing the trip and excitement that I haven't felt since Malaysia, an excitement that comes from going ...

... which was renamed for tourists after tom hanks filmed the movie cast away) it was beautiful. absolutly amazing. i totally recognized a bunch of scenes from the movie and it was even nicer in person. sean ran off right away chasing a few of the wild goats with small rocks and cocounuts, and left me hobbling behind with an american girl. i got excited when we finally got close to one and scared it away by accident, haha sorry guys ...

... it was tucked on the inside of her seat and out of reach of the man at that time. Almost immediately the coffee shop staff rushed up and placed themselves between us and the man, begging him to leave the store. He refused and stood watching us while we drank our drinks. The shop staff obviously fearful, retreated behind the counter. There was only us and the man in the dining area. Thankfully Lynda remained quiet and looked to me for support ...

... different from home, the landscapes are epic and I'd certainly have a better quality of life down here, no doubt. Just need to devise a plan to earn some cash and buy myself a little plot of land in the mountains of the south island and live happily ever after. Of course I need to complete my travels plans first :o) Landed in Fiji in the late afternoon. As soon as I exited ...

The cheapest ticket to the Americas we could find was on Air Pacific so we were forced to stop over in Fiji. Itīs a hard life but somebodyīs got to do it. Unfortunately there was some confusion over our arrival date so the place we were booked in to couldnīt have us. We mosied down the road and found 'Mamaīs'. Mama turned out to be a seventy year old Fijian who looked about 50 and she put us up in an old house next door to our original destination.

It is time to go, nothing but hunting for things on our list all week. I am ready to go back to clean aired Musket Cove. the sugar cane factory was broken here for a few days but it is working again and ash is falling everywhere. It has been nice seeing how the Fijians really live in their daily lives but it is time. Thanks Keva for having us for a few days, you have been great.

Tuesday 9 September Lautoka and Beachcomber Island Despite the "03:30" schedule, we didn't get into Lautoka port until about 07:30 and it was 08:30 before we got off the ship. I had a tentative arrangement with a dive centre on an island in the Mamanuca's, which involved first getting there by boat from a resort hotel down the coast. The boat was scheduled to leave for a "day cruise" at 09:00. Fortunately, the CGA-CGM port agent offered to arrange a lift and the driver ...

The laid back life above and below the sea Having just returned from the USA to work for 4 days I went off to Fiji in one last desperate attempt to struggle for sun before I surrender to the winter. I spent a week on a tiny little Island north of the the Main Island called Nananu-i-Ra . The only way to get around is walk via the nice sandy beach or take a boat. We had 4 days of Cyclone that poured down 2 feet of rain. As the only way to get out ...