3 to 6 March Spent the night in Nadi before setting off for the Yasawas. It was a 5 hour trip on the catamaran stopping off at all the islands on the way to drop off and pick up passengers. All the islands looked idyllic. We were picked up by a little boat for our transfer to Tavewa island. On the way we asked how many people were at our resort only to be told there was one other couple who were checking out tomorrow and there was no one else booked in durin...

29 February to 2 March Went to Wainadoi to do the Zip Lining in the forest canopy.It was great fun zipping through the trees on 8 separate lines all of varying length and speed. I had trouble stopping and smacked into the Fijian guides a couple of times! We were at heights of up to 100 feet and reached speeds of50 km per hour. Yesterday we went to watch the locals (staff at the Uprising Resort) play rugby.They've all been training so hard (abstaining from ...

21 to 28 February Really enjoying our time in Fiji - very relaxing after our time camping in New Zealand. Have been chilling out on the beach, taken out a kayak a few times and seen more turtles. Pat went diving last Sunday and I went snorkelling. Trip out to Beqa Lagoon was pretty rough as the winds had got up. Visibility for diving and snorkelling wasn't that good so it was a bit of a disappointment. Still saw lots of lovely fish though - it just wasn't up to ...

Bula (Hello from Fiji) We are now on Fiji time having arrived last night at 8pm. We were driven to our resort by a mad man with a death wish but we got here safely(it took over 3hrs) The resort is a lot better than expected with hardly any people here. We have a lovely bure on the beach front which is about 4 times the size we expected. Today we just chilled out but took a kayak out to a reef which was fun, on the way back a huge turtle surfaced, had a look at C...

9 to 11 February Staying in accommodation in Kerikeri. Visited Paihia, Russell and Waitangi which is where the Treaty was signed in 1840 between the British and the Maori. Went on a little steam boat (only 4 passengers including us) along the estuary in Kerikeri. 12 to 14 February Stayed one night in Whangerei and then moved on down the coast to Pakiri Beach. Beautiful white sandy beach with a great surf but it was safe to swim. Pat had a great time in it, jum...