| From SF we flew to LA and then overnight to Nadi in Fiji, arriving very early on January 1st. It was a bit weird having New Year's in mid-air and having people wish you a Happy New Year upon landing! We waited for our luggage and had |
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to wait some more to check in for our connecting flight. Getting to Tokoriki Resort is a bit of an adventure. As a remote island away from the Fijian mainland, the ways of getting there are threefold: by helicopter, seaplane, or water taxi. |
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Needless to say, we booked the seaplane. Along the way we flew past tiny tropical islands including the one used for the Tom Hanks film "Castaway". |
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The heat and humidity was intense: uncomfortably so. We also had to watch out for the sun, which burned us in minutes, and the jetlag was something fierce! Our days, therefore, began at 5 am with a walk down the beach, followed by
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breakfast and a lot of lounging by the pool. During the afternoon we would have a long siesta in our honeymoon bure (hut). The highlight of the trip was snorkelling on the reef among the tropical fish, but there was a bit of a swell, so it |
wasn't a swim for the faint-hearted. The last night we had to spend on the mainland to catch an early flight to Auckland. Altogether it was a mixed break: fantastic food and lovely pool, but very hot and humid. |
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