In Brisbane, I booked a 5 days/4 nights tour for Fiji, to make the best out of the few days I’d stay there. The Peter Pan Travel Agency had a good deal for about 115 €, with accommodation, meals, airport pick-up and island transfers to and from Robinson Crouse Island. I expected not much but got a lot.
18 June 2012 – Nadi (pronounced “Nandi”) and some Islands
Usually, when one arrive at the airport, some security officers, the immigration staff and hopefully your luggage is waiting. But Fiji is different. The Fijians welcome you with Fijian live music, performed by some happy Fijian men with guitars, colourful shirts and flours in their hair.
Arrived at the ho(s)tel it really felt like holidays and not travelling anymore. Breakfast on a terrace directly at the beach, palm trees and and a lot of sun.
Then I checked in, got one of the 30 bunk-beds in the largest dorm I’ve ever seen, did an Island round trip and saw what probably everyone expect of Fiji. Unfortunately I’m not able to show you how beautiful it actually was since no camera in the world, no photoshoped picture or video could ever describe it.
On one Island there was even a little village with a school.
20-22 June 2012 – Robinson Crouse Island
Visiting Fiji without staying on one of those 333 small islands, is probably like visiting a country without leaving the airport. Luckily, in my tour package were two nights on Robinson Crouse included. The Island was great and the staff of the resort has shown a lot of Fijian culture, like “how to climb a coconut tree and open the coconut with a wooden stick”, cooking “lovo” on fire and fire dancing. Unfortunately, only one of the two days there was good weather, the second day it rained like hell.
Greetings to my family and the proof that a Hummel has been on Fiji!
The beauty of nature… and rubbish of us!
23 June 2012 – Goodbye Paradise
All good things come to an end. After another night in Nadi, I left Fiji on a Boing 747-400, where I sit right now for more than 10 hours, listening to music, playing some games on my mobile and writing this blog. I hope you enjoyed it so far and follow me in Asia.
Next stop Hong Kong…
