First time in southern hemisphere
2025年4月6日, フィジー ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
We landed in Nadi international airport in Fiji at 6am. After meandering our way thru customs and setting up SIM cards we connected with our driver who brought us 45 min around the island to Shangriもっと詳しく
Beachy keen
2025年4月6日, フィジー ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
After breakfast we collected our bags and unpacked a bit. Then found our way to one of the pools with a walk down to the beach. This part of the island has a barrier reef a few hundred feet out whichもっと詳しく
Its a bitter day
2025年4月6日, フィジー ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Not much to say about this. Picture perfect.
Breakfast and a morning swim
2025年4月7日, フィジー ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Early rise due to the time change and we were already eating breakfast at 7am. Which then meant Aurora had us in the pool by 830. Enough time for me to swim and get back for a second buffet plate byもっと詳しく
Baynes family arrival just before dinner
2025年4月7日, フィジー ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
After some afternoon strolling around Shangri la, we met everyone at the Lagoon Terrace restaurant for dinner. Think sunset over the water catching up with friends/family you haven't seen in years.もっと詳しく
Triple AAA cant get better than that
2025年4月7日, フィジー ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
Kids after dark! Aisling, Archie and Aurora hit it off in Grande style. Triple AAA threat. Kids buffet. Kids dessert buffet. Chocolate fountain with fruit. Hide and seek and swing time
Swimming by 9am again
2025年4月8日, フィジー ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Into the pool! Then a walk out to the shallows between the reef a few hundred metres out and the shoreline. Fiji is surrounded by a barrier reef which protects the shore lines from the bigger openもっと詳しく
Lunch date at the beach bar
2025年4月8日, フィジー ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Some Fiji ceviche (walu marinated in lime juice and coconut milk)
Lunch indeed
2025年4月8日, フィジー ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Just a few more bites and bevvies together
Slo mo
2025年4月8日, フィジー ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Aurora and Jess
2025年4月9日, フィジー ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Off to the west side of the resort
2025年4月9日, フィジー ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Out and about today. Breakfast then some swimming in the pool and ocean. Kayaking out to the water park with the kids. Dick found a hammock but had to leave as he was not authorized haha. Time toもっと詳しく
Afternoons drift to evenings
2025年4月9日, フィジー ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Some lunch photos and then sunset at the Bilo Bar which is out on a far corner of the island. Very chill bar with music and sunset views.
Bilo bar
2025年4月9日, フィジー ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Sunset group photo
2025年4月9日, フィジー ⋅ 🌧 27 °C
Horseing around on the beach
2025年4月10日, フィジー ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
After some breakfast Linda and Dick took the kids on a horse tour for an hour or so. We caught up with them on the beach later.
Swimming then a storm!
2025年4月10日, フィジー ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Thursday afternoon we set up a whole bunch of beach chairs to get out of the direct sun. Which was fortunate as a really good thunderstorm rolled in and we flipped over from swimming to table tennisもっと詳しく
Stormy!
2025年4月10日, フィジー ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Back to the Bilo
2025年4月10日, フィジー ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Bevvies and bats.....big big bats at sunset. Also some nice looking storms on the horizon
Off to the market
2025年4月11日, フィジー ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Some photos from the Baynes visit to Sigatoka town. They took the bus along the southern Highway. Did you know the Sigatoka banana virus from 100 years back began here? But there are still manyもっと詳しく
Cuvu district School visit
2025年4月11日, フィジー ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
We took a little bus over to the Cuvu district school (nearest village in surrounding area). 180 students from kindergarten to grade 8, in a 10 room school area surrounding an outdoor field and aもっと詳しく
Chief for a day
2025年4月11日, フィジー ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
We stopped in Yadua village after the school and were able to participate in a kava ceremony. Aurora volunteered me to be the chief of our group. We met some of the elders and heard their stories andもっと詳しく
Tuckers icecream!
2025年4月11日, フィジー ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
Tucker will understand
Marau village
2025年4月11日, フィジー ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Tonight we enjoyed a traditional Fijian feast with chicken love and fish lovo (and a whole roast pig!) https://gofiji.net/popular-fijian-lovo-recipe/ with various taro dishes and then a fireもっと詳しく
