JULY 2018 : FIJI : Family holiday : Day 2

Our first morning 

Ponds with lily pads and finding frogs a new activity

Unusual fruits

A tiny Fijian parrot finch

Enjoying the slide

Archer looks on..

Relaxing in hammocks

Some Fijian crafts displayed around the resort

Lunch at the port. Food an issue - the choice expensive hotel meals, 20 min walk to cafes (tiring for little ones) or limited snack foods at small supermarket.

Archer whisked away to be be admired by all the staff

Craft at small port. Setting off point for resorts and communities on smaller islands

Nightly dancing performance at the resort

Dinner at Salt restaurant near the hotel pool

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JULY 2018 : FIJI : Family holiday : Day 1

A very different holiday for us this time.

A family trip with three of our grandchildren to the tropical island of Fiji to escape a cld Canberra winter.

We selected a resort on the main island of Vitu Levi, the Sofitel. It is one several on Denarau Island south of Nadi.

The resorts are in a manicured area, in contrast to the communities en route from the airport.

The Sofitel is the largest with a large pool and several restaurants.

Straight to the pool

Then ice creams..

A tropical sunset

Following suggestions of friends we walked to the port, 20 minutes from our hotel, for dinner.

We chose the Hard Rock Cafe.

An exciting first day.

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JUNE 2018 : NAMADGI NATIONAL PARK, ACT : Nursery Creek and Rendezvous Creek and return : 14 kms : 6 hours

 Brindabella Bushwalking Club - Wednesday Walk

Nursery Swamp and Rendezvous Creek return walk - 14 kms - 6 hours - 10o C

A walk on a bush path with scrub to push through on to a marshy section (Nursery Swamp) to Rendezvous Creek.

Very pleasant walking weather but not a walk I’d do unguided.

Namadgi Nationa Park - 45 min drive from Kambah Shopping Centre

From a car park on the Orroral Tracking Station Road

Frost on the path

Clear path

To scrubby sections

First break

Out of the scrub into Nursery Swamp

Nursery Swamp

More rocks..

Fabulous native grasses

Some highlights...

Icy pig ears

Grevillias

Black Sally gums

Lunch in a sunny clearing near Rendezvous Creek

Frozen Rendezvous Creek

Back through the scrub...

A last break before making our last descent

Impressive rock formations 

The view towards the Orroral Valley and the car park below

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