The Wellesley Resort Fiji Coral Coast

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 ...

... br>- Evening traditional dance performance
- Relaxation and lots of massages in the massage bure.
- Participating in the traditional kava ceremony
- Movie nights
- Paradise on earth
- Trying beach volleyball for the first time
- Having the Mango Bay staff do their best to make sure you get what you want to out of the trip (making sure I did all the activities I wanted to whilst I was there).
Coral Coast, Viti Levu, Fiji taste_the_world

... of this resort are its beach and the lagoon. At high tide, the water in the lagoon is this marvelous range of blue tones, amazingly clear and warm and the best place for swimming one can think of (that's why we never got a chance to try the swimming pool). And the beach, with its hammocks and a swing attached to the very top of a coconut tree was coming straight from one of those Corona ads we see on TV. OK, OK, we have pity on you, Northerners! The ...

... charts, GPS and depth sounder, we negotiated our way through the hazards of coral reefs and bommies, which could ground the boat, or damage her hull. We moored off an uninhabited island, with a beautiful white sandy beach. We took the dinghy ashore with snorkelling gear and explored a pleasant collection of coral bommies, home to vibrant reef fish. We explored the beach and rowed back to Island Prism as the sun sank beneath ...

Bula! We've spent 3 weeks in Fiji at three different places and whilst it has been lovely and hot and very relaxing we're not totally convinced about Fiji! We spent our first and last week at a great place on the coral coast where we had our own private 'bure'. The resort was full of travellers our age, good food and after a few days of mixed weather at the beginning it was boiling! It was also where they filmed celebrity love island ...

... or not to return for another hour or two of work in the afternoon. The schoolkids never seem to have homework, and rugby takes on high priority. The houses are set close enough together that it's really easy to meet your neighbors for a cup of tea or some light conversation, and often the village kids will run freely in and out of each other's houses throughout the afternoon. Some parents don't know where their kids are all day, but they don't worry because ...

... very cool~! Just loved the whole thing. Great to spend time with such good friends - it doesn't matter how much time we spend apart - every time we get together, it feels like we have never been apart! Takalana is like Siobhan says... you feel like Nicole Kidman, away from the crowds, the world, enjoying good friends, good food and a fantastic pristine place. LOVED IT!

... one dancer put on a really good show as he hip-hopped, breakdanced and pulled people out of the audience to dance. Then we headed to the airport and off to Fiji. We had an overight flight and it took us 12 hours to fly to Fiji. We got there at 5 am. We hopped in a taxi and straight to our hostel along the coral coast. OH MY GOSH! Did I pick the resort or what! It is absolutely amazing here, it has been 5 days and I am still in awe ...