Shangri-La Fijian Resort Yanuca Island

... We Northern Europenas are rubbish at it -you know the trader quotes a ridiculous high number - you try to go for half and end settling in the middle - but at the end you still know you have been well ripped off!. Howver the bus fare was only aboou 30p so all things square up in the end.<br><br>And then for my next transport adventure I hired a scooter for a few days and no I am not trying to beat that 82 year old who has used 100 types of transport in a year. that ...

... happy people, hikes, tons of activities, sand, and most importantly, sun. It was an incredible stay and we loved it. Shout out to Teemu and Anna, our new friends from Finland! Thanks for everything you two...we really enjoyed your company! Looking forward to our reunion in Sydney!<br><br>Tonight we are staying at a little hostel/hotel in Nadi. It's a cute backpacker spot and we're sitting ...

We woke up late and had breakfast. We took lots of leaflets from the tour office in the hotel, borrowed the Fiji guide and sat on the beach out the back of the hotel to read them. We had not planned anything for Fiji, and as we are only here for 6 days, we did not buy a guide book. The beach had murky sea and dark sand. We sat there and planned our week, had lunch and then booked a trip for the next day. We had a nap due ...

... to come back.  <br><br>We arrive back at the Marina near our hotel, get a quick bite to eat at the Hard Rock Cafe. Well, maybe not so quick.  Alright, one negative so far is the service at this restaurant. After maybe 15-20 minutes, our silverware arrived. after ten more, our nachos arrived, after another ten to fifteen, I went to get our water and my coffee arrived just before finishing the Nachos.  We had to ask several times for each item. I volunteered to go to ...

... to drink it as quick as you can then clap and say bula! Kava tastes horrible! I have never drank dirt but I am guessing it would taste similar to kava! My tongue went numb after drinking it!<br><br>Some people went bilibili rafting down a river and played water rugby with the local kids and others didn't. To play rugby you had to go down the river so you couldn't do one without the other. Myself and Jennifer had opted not to do it and started to watch a dvd on my laptop when a local boy ...

... here having spoken to the other Divemasters at the shop. We finish the dive and whilst I'm not exactly disappointed it could certainly have been better. I think of it more as a preparation for my night dive ahead rather than on its own as this is where we will be coming when the sunsets. Kim enjoys the dive too, but the messing about trying to get to Gotham City with no tablets had left her seasick, a feeling which she can't shake for most of the rest of the afternoon and then ...

... Then it was on to the village market, which the woman of the village displayed their goods of jewelry, masks, and woven items. We were a little skeptical that some goods were not handmade by the locals, nevertheless this is their income for the week. I bought a coconut and seed bracelet. Frome there, we meanered to the school where kids from neighboring ...

... from Germany. We are all getting along well. Later today, I'm going to learn to make jewelry out of coconut and then go on a guided snorkelling tour. The humidity here is unbelievable!! Even when it's not raining, I feel like I have my own tropical rain storm under my own ball cap. Your never dry here....it would take some getting used to, to live in a jungle. The local ceremonial drink here is called Kava....it is rude not to drink Kava if offered. It is made from some sort of ...

... ning sõit kulges edasi suurte lainete suures. Täitsa üllatuslikult tervitasid meid teel delfiinid - neid olid kokku ilmselt kusagil paarkümmend. Erinevate väikeste puntidega tegid delfiinid meile kenakese etenduse, hüpates veest välja, tehes kelmikaid saltosid ning kimades paadiga võidu. Väga ülev ja lahe vaatepilt oli. Jõudsime vaikselt lainetele lähemale ning nägime teel veel lendkalu. Pildi peale neid kahjuks ei saanud, aga ...