We’ve not actually seen much for Fiji so far. We arrived here from New Zealand all in a rush to make sure we were good for our flight back to the states and ahead of the weather. When we arrived both kids still had to finish school so we put up a full court press to ge it done before we left for the U.S.. We almost made it, and both kids wrapped it up quickly. But outside of some trips to the market in Suva and going to dinner we didn’t actually see that much. We sailed the boat from Suva to the other end of Viti Levu to Port Denarau near the town of Nadi where the main airport in Fiji is located.
Of course we took a day to sail, then it was noses back to the grindstone to finish school and get the boat ready before we left for the states.
It’s actually a lovely facility here, and a major stepping off point for tourists heading to cruises and resorts. There is lots of shopping, a convenience store and about a dozen decent restaurants. There are nightly happy hours and a show of Fijian firewalking and dancing. For $1.00 Fiji (about $.50 USD) one can take a bus into Nadi and go to the excellent market. The island is developed into high end resorts and waterfront housing and is quite well done. The marina rates are reasonable and it is secure, and a nice place to stay.
So of course three weeks of the month Evenstar sat here we were off the boat and back in the states instead of in one of the nicest marinas we’ve visited.
Our time here is up on Monday and we will begin our exploration of Fiji in earnest. Next stop – Malolo Lailai island, which is about 10 miles West and South of here if you use the map below.
Also there are a couple of street level pictures in the attached map. You can grab the little yellow guy and drag him to any of the blue circles that appear and it will show you street level shots of the area.
Mostly this is an excuse for me to play with a Google Maps plugin, but have fun with it!
