Greetings from paradise and a big BULA BULA from Fiji. So, I was flying into Fiji from Sydney on Thursday, September 7, in the morning. After landing in Nadi, Fiji’s main island, it was a bit of a pain to get to my first island resort, the Naqalia Lodge, as the main cruise ship is only operating in the morning. But the guys on the airport together with the folks from the resort organized a separate boat for me, that took me to the island.
The resort was pretty basic, but clean and beautifully located at the beachside. It was run by the local village people from that island and they were all super friendly and really nice. You felt like being part of their family. I had a really great time there, we had lots of Kava (a local Fiji drink that looks and also tastes a bit like muddy water) at night while the Fiji folks were playing the guitar. We were singing along to some famous English songs. Mary, one of the older women there, said my voice was amazing, and that they will miss me singing with them. 😉 She also proposed I should sing in church, which I did not.
We also went to see the local village with its school and on Sunday we even went to church with them. This was all really interesting to see. A wholly different culture and I got some nice insight. Further activities included a sunrise and a sunset walk, the latter was about two hours return and offered some spectacular views over the island from a little mountain.
We were up to some snorkeling with reef sharks, too. They are relatively small and quite cute. They won’t really harm you. Very cool experience, though!
