Another early start - these Island visits are tough 12-hour days! Unable to book for the Island in Tom Hanks Castaway (boat undergoing a re-fit) - and we really wanted to find Winston - we opted for a long day on South Sea Island. We had a good 1/2hour journey on the Catamaran and disembarked via transfer boat to a stirring Fijian welcome. And then we had the whole day to enjoy lazing around, swimming and snorkelling. We could have sailed, paddle-boarded, kaya...

Early up and a 7.45am collection - along with another couple - for our trip around the islands and a visit to Malolo for the day. The bumpy road journey in early morning light saw us negotiating plenty of traffic, schoolchildren waiting for their bus, pedestrians in the road on their way to work and fires burning creating a smoky haze in the hot early morning humidity. Good decision - the Yasawa Flyer catamaran took us to nearby islanders dropping off and co...

We woke after a 12hour sleep! Our air-conditioned Bure and huge comfy bed had ensured a great night catching up and ensured we were ready for the taxing effort of an afternoon in hot sunshine in a violet blue cloudless sky around the pool with occasional lazy swims and the sound of the waterfall flowing and birds calling! We watched a staff member gather pawpaw's for the kitchen - using a long stick he dislodged and caught them in one hand. The tropical garden...

We landed at Nadi Airport at 5am after a relatively short comfortable flight with Air Pacific and perfunctory service from the cabin crew. As we entered the terminal a duo played the guitar and sang a Fijian welcome to us, which certainly gave us a smile! A smooth trip through Immigration, though we were stopped at Customs because of two jars in Shirl's luggage, picked up on Xray. A quick bag search revealed Dianne's gift of the travel candle which passed scrut...