Friday 1 July 2022

JULY 2022 : FIJI



Day 1
Travel day
A family holiday with Ash and her four children - Dakota (10), Koby (8), Archer (4) and Indi (20 months)
4.30am maxi taxi pickup, 6am flight to Sydney, 11am flight to Nadi (3 hours) and then a 2 hour bus ride to our resort on the Coral Coast.




As we passed through a village the local Hindu community were celebrating the annual Krishna chariot festival.



Day 2 
The Warwick Resort



Ideal pool with beach activities a few steps away.



Sunset



Card games at night


Day 3

Swimming and snorkelling






Some interesting cultural offerings :
a local church choir and a twilight ceremony with a large conch shell and lighting of the lamps along the foreshore.



Day 4
Day trip to Sigatoka

Breakfast







A shopping expedition to Sigatoka, an hour from the Warwick.



Fabric stores



Local markets


with fresh local produce



Jackfruit 
Cut and sliced finely, excellent for curry with chapattis



Impressive Hindu temple overlooking the town 



Ash and I enjoyed our complimentary massage after a swim this afternoon 




Seafood treat at the Wicked Walu restaurant under the stars 



Day 4

Day trip to Biausevu community and waterfall walk

We left the resort at 10.30


A 15 minute drive up a bumpy dirt road to the village



A short kava ceremony and browse of local handicrafts in the community hall



Cilla, a local guide, walked us up the path to the waterfall - about an hour, across 8 shallow river crossings



Some of the rainforest plants



A relaxing time at the waterfall with a sandwich lunch



Traditional fire dancing display after dinner



Day 4


A native iguana on display
 


A trip to the Naviti Resort, 15 minutes away by courtesy bus, for a glass bottom boat trip. 
Unfortunately the coral reef was as dead and colourless as the reef in our resort coast and not a lot of tropical fish to see. The kids were more impressed with the hotel pond which was full of colourful koi fish.



A swim and lunch by the pool



Ash and I had a snorkel this afternoon, finding a few more fish than this morning 



6pm evening ceremony



Day 7

Breakfast including a staff birthday choir



Fish feeding


Pool time



Kids’ Treasure Hunt



Our second complimentary massage


Our last meal,  light seafood dishes at the island restaurant 



It’s been the perfect family getaway!

Day 8





M&M

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