Nadi to Adelaide, & Arrival in Adelaide

Fiji Airways FJ961 | NAN/ADL
Economy Class
Boeing. 737 MAX8 | DQ-FAF Mamanuca Islands
ATD/0730 | ATA/1225

My original booking only had a scheduled 90 minutes to transfer from my APW/NAN flight onto my flight to Adelaide. I wasn’t too worried about this because I knew that Nadi Airport is a small one and I wouldn’t have to walk too far. I did, however, want to go to the lounge and maybe have a quick shower to help me wake up, and I was hopeful I could make this happen when my inbound flight landed 20 minutes early. Alas, this was not to be. Disembarkation was slow, and then there was a long line for the security check at the international transfers area. When I finally got through the security check, I only had ten minutes before my scheduled boarding time, so I skipped going to the lounge. I'll have another opportunity next February as I am booked to connect in Nadi on a flight from Singapore to Honolulu.

The flight to Adelaide was another pleasant one, I once again had an empty seat next to me on the exit row, but I couldn’t stretch out to sleep, so I had a fitful on and off sleep. Flying 14 hours on a Boeing 737 MAX8 wasn’t bad at all; my only complaint was the teeny tiny bathrooms. Getting to experience two new airports in the Pacific was also an added bonus for me.

Despite the on time departure, we arrived at Adelaide a little behind schedule. I used the automated gates to clear immigration, but I was quizzed over my short stay before I was allowed to exit the airport; I had to explain the purpose of my visit, how I knew Trixie, and where I was staying. After clearing the airport, Trixie swung by in her red Land Cruiser. Our first task was to get some food. We decided on Indonesian and we ate fried fish at Pondok Duan before we headed to her house in Enfield where her pups Millie and Toshimaru welcomed me. Toshimaru - the King Charles Spaniel in the photos, is a new addition to their family and I was very stoked to meet him.Read more