Fiji

Hi everyone, sorry about the delay, had a bit of a problem whilst in Fiji. Couldn't access the internet at all. First photo is yours truly on wharf at Levoka.







This is Reef Endeavour at Savusavu, a really pretty place, we tok a trip from the harbour to a national park, which included a gorgeous waterfall where I managed to take a swim. It was freezing cold water but hugely refreshing, and when you swam under the waterfall it was like a massive hailstorm massage.! The weather was very nice, not too humid, and really balmy breezes.
Here I am in the creek/ river from the Booma
waterfall, behind the waterfall, the crew were diving off rocks into the water. Definitely not my cup of tea! We had a lovely picnic lunch with all conveniences, including the ships bar! and then it was off to a village (with an unpronounceable name) for a Kava welcoming ceremony and dancing and a Lovu, (which is like a hangi) all very tasty, especially after we were told the ships chef had supervised the cooking and supplied most of the food!
We met some lovely people on board, 2 sisters from WA, a scottish chap and his aussie wife who was a scream! an unfortunate Hawks supporter, and many other interesting folk. Kath and I had a really good time, the "ship" was only half full, which meant the crew knew all our names and were very keen on looking after us!. I did some snorkelling, and saw lovely coral, beautiful tropical fish, and the water was absolutely blue! Really amazing.

We spent another couple of days at Club Fiji Resort, in a beachside bure, the place was gorgeous! We lolled under thatched roof cabanas, read books and generally totally relaxed. The resort supplied a shuttle into Nadi, so we took it and wandered around, the shopping was pretty nice! Naturally I couldn't help myself and just HAD to buy myself another pearl! Very similar to my Tahitian pearls, I don't know how many more i need to provide for my grandaughters!
I am now back in Queensland, met up with my cousin Kim again, and now heading south to Dorrigo for my patchwork workshop, so I think i will only be posting new blogs fortnightly.
So until October, keep smiling and keep healthy,
regards Vicki