FIJI
TJ and I had a great time in Fiji. We stayed at a resort called The Warwick, which is on the Coral Coast near the town of Korolevu.
I did go diving one day at Beqa Lagoon, which is ranked as one of top 10 dives sites in the world. It's meant to be famous for sharks, which is why I was so excited to go. However, as luck would have it, I did not see a single shark. The dive site though, is amazing. The water is so beautifully clear, the visibility is endless, and there's a wreck of a Japanese fishing vessel that has been colonised with soft coral that was actually able to be penetrated. (Fijians are very relaxed about this sort of thing.) I would definitely love to dive Fiji again some day.
All in all, we had an awesome time. Great food, endless drink, clean water for diving, swimming and snorkelling, got a great tan and had a lovely, memorable time. Fijians are incredibly friendly and we were so impressed with how the waiter at the Wicked Walu restaraunt not only remembered our names, but everything that we had ordered when we went back for a second visit.
We got an all inclusive package which was all meals, wine, beer and local spirits. Bliss. Due to this package, this following situation was a frequent occurence:
Man in Hawaiian shirt with frangipani behind his ear walks up to my deckchair under an umbrella on the beach.
Man: Bula! Would you like a drink?
Me: Yes...Yes...I would like a vodka-pineapple juice.
TJ: Do you know how do make a spider?
Man: Er....ice-cream with Coke?
TJ: But could you put a shot of vodka in it?
20 minutes later, Man in Hawaiian shirt with frangipani behind his ear returns to take away empty glasses.
Man: Bula! Would you like another drink?
Me: Yes...Yes...I would like a vodka-Coke.
TJ: Can I have another vodka spider?
Repeat several times a day, almost every day.
I did go diving one day at Beqa Lagoon, which is ranked as one of top 10 dives sites in the world. It's meant to be famous for sharks, which is why I was so excited to go. However, as luck would have it, I did not see a single shark. The dive site though, is amazing. The water is so beautifully clear, the visibility is endless, and there's a wreck of a Japanese fishing vessel that has been colonised with soft coral that was actually able to be penetrated. (Fijians are very relaxed about this sort of thing.) I would definitely love to dive Fiji again some day.
All in all, we had an awesome time. Great food, endless drink, clean water for diving, swimming and snorkelling, got a great tan and had a lovely, memorable time. Fijians are incredibly friendly and we were so impressed with how the waiter at the Wicked Walu restaraunt not only remembered our names, but everything that we had ordered when we went back for a second visit.
Now I'm back in Sydney in the freezing cold and wishing I was going on holidays again.
posted by Kissaki at 10:29 AM
2 Comments:
glad you had an awesome time, sounds like fun! did your mom equilibrate yet?
yikes, it's hard to imagine august and "freezing cold" in the same sentence! it's so bloody hot and dry here, my grass is fried and all my flowers are dying of thirst. perhaps australia would make a delightful summer holiday...
My parents are both a wee bit crazy, and from experience, I'm certain they'll warm to him with time.
The problem is, that my parents make TJ so nervous that he becomes practicaly mute in their presence.
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