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Nadi authorities
Always intesting to see what the officials in another country wear and drive!
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Nadi Boat on water
The ocean and beaches surrounding Nadi (large city on Viti Levu)are not for...
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Nadi Seaplane wave
Surprisingly 6 people can fit in this small plane
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Nadi Seaplane approaching
Seaplanes are an exciting way to get to the Yasawa Islands from Nadi.
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Nadi seaplane DK & Me
The seaplane was one of the most adventerous things I've done! It was...
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Nadi Seaplane Meg driving
Not really!
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Yasawa Island coral heads
View from Seaplane!
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Yasawa Island
Here are a typical smattering of backpackers at Coral View on Yasawa Island....
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Yasawa
Our first, but certainly not last experience with drinking Kava. Which tasted...
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Yasawa
Fair Warning! If you have tattoos ~ especially to this extent you will not be...
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Yasawa Halloween full moon
First night in the Yasawa Islands
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Nacula hole in rock
THis is looking through to the next burre resort.
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Opt. Claudia and Katie hiking
Hiking over Naviti Island to another village on the other side where...
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Flowers for Candy?
Villagers are keen on making trades.
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Small Galley Big Work
Don't expect not to work while aboard a yacht. Make sure to find...
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Opt Katie and Tom
Crewing on a private yacht can be challenging but the islands that can...
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Meg & Whirlwind III
Navigating beside the Whirlwind III ~ one of the top ten racing yachts in the...
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Coral Watch
This is the post at which fearless DK watched for coral heads as we sailed...
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Native Boat
The islanders came by in their boat made of corrugated tin and wood to...
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Raising sails
Hard work! Cool Views!
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Mooring off of Naviti Island
The village in the background is one of several we passed. You can...
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Sawa I Lau Island
This is the island of Sawa I Lau. If you are adventurous this is a must. The...
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Sawa I Lau Island
The island behind us is the hollow one you can dive in. You can see the two...
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Yasawa Views
Cool views on a hot hot day
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Yasawa chief's wife and daughter
We were invited into the Chief's bure. The inside is very sparse...
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Yasawa Island festivities
The villagers put on quite a show and of course you end up getting involved.
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Naviti's beaches
The beaches were untouched and filled with shells. We pulled up here and...
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Spitfire Wreck Below
This is the Island that marks where the small aircraft went down. You can...
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Swim-up Market
Fijiians swam up to our yacht out of nowhere to sell us eels, blowfish,...
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Standing on Yasawa
That's Sawa I Lau in the background and the papayas were from the...
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Top of Yasawa
The water was warm, the skies were blue, the hills were grassy and the people...
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Sawa I Lau
Private beach next to the entrance of the underground caves.
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Village dance
Fijiians are all very musical and have beautiful singing voices. The women up...
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Greeted by the neighbors
This is the way you visit your neighbors while living on a yacht.
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Coral Coast Viti Levu
This is a "bili bili" which means "push push" It's put...
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Viti Levu cow riverside
I've never seen a cow on a beach before this!
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Viti Levu bovine riverside
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Viti Levu Hedburg hold up
Playing with the locals.
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Viti Levu Hedburg river toss
These other kids were begging to be next!
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Viti Levu kids riverside
They would yell "Bula! Bula!" as we approached and "Moce!...
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Viti Levu kids riverside 001
You see kids of all ages playing in the rivers.
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Viti Levu Hedburg look out
On the bili bili before the Biausevu Waterfall
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river crossing
On the way up to the Biausevu waterfall
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Biasevu waterfall
This was on the Coral Coast. We left from Pacific Harbour and took the...
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Biausevu Falls
Our guide was at the top
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Biausevu falls climb
It was pretty tough getting to a point where you could jump back out into the...
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Biausevu Falls
Looking on as they try to climb against the fall.
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Biauseve Waterfall
The group with our guides
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Viti Levu falls along river
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Viti Levu Ferry to Taveuni
Adu Savu Savu. Pretty comfortable for a reasonable rate. Notice the...
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Adi Savu Savu
This is the name of the ship behind me. It was the 20 hour ferry that...
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Bimbi's hammock
This is the hammock chair outside of the shared kitchen at Bimbi's...
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Bibi's Hideaway
Is on Taveuni near Matei. It has cute little burres or cabins with generators...
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Bimbi's frogs
These frogs come out by the hundreds when the sun starts to set.
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Bimbi's outside shower
Outside shower! what more can I say? Except that it is really cool to look up...
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Bimbi's view
View from our burre with the papaya tree just outside. There were mangos,...
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After Thanksgiving dinner
Ronna and her dog Gracey made us feel like we were back in the States...
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poison tree
This is the tree that drops the very fragrant blossoms at first light.
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Beverly Beach Camping
This was a great way to catch a sunset. This tree blooms only at night...
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Beverly Beach Camping Sunset
The rocks here were described as looking like "beached whales"...
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Host @ Beverly's Beach Camping
Our Gracious Host! Brought clean sheets for the tent, fresh cut...
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Tavoro Falls
This is one of three waterfalls with beautiful swimming holes. They...
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Tavoro Falls
Doing the jump with the locals!
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Tavoro Falls Jumper
There were big hot rocks to lay on after you took the plunge.
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Shady Cavern as a background
While you got up the nerve to jump you could cool off under the...
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Honeymoon Island
Famed for white beaches and huge shells. We found the shells and a lot of sea...
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Honeymoon Island
Check out the size of those shells! We didn't stay long ~ there was a...
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Lavena Coastal Walk
Located at the end of a village in Taveuni it is well worth the bus ride out...
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Lavena Coastal Walk Bridge
This is the bridge right before you head up the main river to the falls. The...
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Wainibau Falls
Two falls: a 15' and a 40'. You can climb the sheer walls and lower...
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Wainibau Falls
You must swim through this chanel in order to reach the gorge. the...
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Open Window Bus
It's raining, so the tarps come down with plastic windows!
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OpenAir Bus
Nice sunny day along the coast of Taveuni
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school girls
Taveuni's population is a mixture of Indian and native Fijiians. Here are...
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Sunset
Sunset from First Light Inn in Waiyevo, Taveuni.
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Waitavala Waterslides
We met these kids on the way back from the store and they were kind enough to...
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Waitavala waterslides
The rocks are so smooth and there is a slight bit of algae on them that make...
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Waitavala Waterslides
When you start at the top and get plenty of water backed up behind you...
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Waitavala Waterslides
The kids are really into showing you how to do it up right. We traded them...
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Waterslides DK sliding
3 at a time!! They loved Dave and his sunglasses (kid in the middle)
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Waitavala waterslides
The kids really made these slides a lot of fun.
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Waitavala for the bigger kid
They would slide down standing up ~ pretty trecherous but they looked skilled.
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Waitavala Waterslides
The force of the water would eventually dissapate and you'd move...
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