Today was fantastic! I did a tour with Mel to an Art Village outside of Suva. We were bundled into an un-air conditioned bus (humidity still very high, but I had bought a wonderful fan yesterday so it wasn't as bad as it could have been!) with an excellent guide who had heaps of great stories to tell us. As we passed a cemetery, I noticed that some of the graves were decorated with what looked like curtains around them. The guide (I can't remember his name but i...

First day in Fiji! Port Denarau seemed to be a touristy spot with a few dozen shops, some restaurants (including a Hard Rock Cafe) and a couple of resorts. The scenery was quite pretty, the water in the port being the typical blue you see in postcards and palm trees everywhere. Mellie had gone on one of the tours, leaving the three of us to explore on our own. It didn't take long! We did some shopping and had a bit of a wander around, Adam tried the Fiji Bitter ...

I didn't realise, when booking this trip, just how humid it might be in the places we would be visiting. Boy was it humid today! Our first port of call this cruise was at Lifou, on the largest of the Loyalty Islands. It is very pretty, with blue beaches and is very much the image you conjure up when you hear "tropical island". Palm trees abound, as do frangipani and hibiscus. Plus, there are little huts and beach shacks dotted along the main road. We were dropp...

Another day of not much. It's amazing how quickly the days pass despite not actually doing anything. The main highlight of today was seeing more flying fish from the balcony. Despite my best efforts, photos of them still elude me. Adam was luckier, so I am planning on borrowing some of his. Most of the rest of the day I spent reading, listening to some music or just sitting and contemplating the ocean. After dinner we all went and watched a band (the good one!)...

Short one today... It was a sea day so slept in, then ate, then read, then watched a movie, then got ready to eat again. I could really get used to this cruising life! One thing I did see from the balcony were some flying fish. I've not seen them before, and they just looked like seagulls flying close to the water, until they dived and didn't come back out again. It was really cool! Dinner was a formal night, so everyone was very dressed up for the occasion. P...