Fiji Day 2

What a way to start a day! I woke up a couple of times during the time due to the time difference, but managed to sleep quite well nevertheless. When it finally was morning, I opened the patio doors and was blessed with warmth and this tranquil view again:

There were quite a few of these birds about. Will try and find out what they are called.

Looking back at the beach front bures.

Can't get enough of the colours of the sea.

Looking back from the beach.

I know... lots of photos of palm trees.... but they are just so beautiful. And this place is a paradise. :)

The communal pool.

Path to the spa area...

...where Tara took me to see where she is going to get pampered before their wedding tomorrow.

Very impressed with this spa!

...comes with a fabulous view, and a calming sounds of the waves caressing the beach.

View from our table at lunch.

The communal pool from another angle.

Our palms in early evening light. I just can't get enough of this view from our bure.

These two are getting married tomorrow.

(Photo by Miles)

Yeah, should be a fun wedding, given who is getting married! :D

(Photo by Miles)

Last photo of our palm trees for today... taken at 7 PM.

Fiji Day 1

Our arrival in Fiji... after Nadi airport we were taken into the marina area for our boat transfer to our destination island.

One of the islands we saw on the way.

We made about four or five stops along the way and dropped off people at every one of them.

At every stop, they brought their towels/linen from the resorts to be loaded onto the boat before the new guests stepped on-board.

A bird...

...will have to check in my bird book what it is!

Then, finally, we approached our destination island.

The beautiful island of Matamanoa!

The welcoming party was waiting for us on the beach, and sang us a song when we arrived.

Welcome drinks.

Followed by a proper drink!

We were shown into our beach front bure.

And this is what waited us at the end of the bure.

A paradise.

There were hibiscus flower arrangements here are there in the bure.

But mainly, we were overwhelmed with the view from our hammocked patio.

The communal pool area.

What a place. I can see myself relaxing here! :)

The start of a trip

A four week trip starts... with a stop-over at Hong Kong.

It's a long journey... and this is the first 12 hours, after which, another 11 hours flight to Fiji.