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Bula from Fiji!
I think I may have found paradise!! I'm now in Fiji and have been since Monday. I had one night on the mainland in a hostel which was more like a hotel and then got taken to the Marina where I boarded the "Yasawa Flyer' catamaran and headed out into the Yasawa Islands. I'm on a package called 'the Ultimate Lei' and the first stop was a place called the Coral View resort. It was on an Island about 5 hours from the mainland and I was in a dorm and each bed had its own mosquito net which was a bit worrying. I soon found out that the mosquitos are a bit of a nuisance although touchwood so far i haven't been badly affected but several of my fellow travellers had 30 plus bites! 2 nights at Coral View which included a Shark Dive! I went down to about 15m and the guides emptied a load of bait out and the fishes swarmed in. After the fishes came the sharks and they were about 5m away from me. I saw grey reef sharks, white tipped sharks and a lemon shark (which I'd never heard of before), which was about 4m long and very round!!
After Coral View it was onto the 'Wanna Taki' Cruise which was a catamaran boat with a dorm room and bar/eating area. problem was it wasn't so much of a cruise as I was on the boat 24 hours and it only moved 10 minutes before I was due to disembark!! It was fun though and we spent our time snorkelling (which was amazing), kayaking, sunbathing and playing cards. Its a very hard life!!
So onto Paradise... I am now at the 'Manta Ray' resort which is still out in the Yasawas. I booked myself a double room for 3 nights and I'm in a wooden raised hut which is really cute and has its own Verandah (and cat which I have had to evict - sorry Di!!!!). Its about 10m from the beach and about the same distance from the beach bar!! 100% paradise!! I took a walk along the beach earlier and it was so beautiful. There are also hammocks dotted around so by the time I leave here i fully intend to be horizontal!! I'm also planning on doing some diving while I'm here and maybe upgrade to the next diving qualification - aparently the diving here is superb.
So thats me up to date. Don't be suprised if you never see me again as I get fully used to 'Fiji' time and find a groove in a particularly comfortable hammock!!
Lots of love to you all.
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