Fiji - Day 4 and Return

Our favorite buggy driver is Joe. We call for a ride and ask him to take us on a tour of the part of the resort along the ocean. First he takes us to the very tip of the resort. Joe indicates there is a plan to make the small island guarding the entrance to the lagoon a marriage island. Presumably that is why this gangway is here.

Our second stop is a small park on the ocean side. CJ dove near the smaller island on the left.

The third stop is at the farthest point of the beach. The overwater buras are behind us.

From our bura boardwalk, CJ's private dive boat, Wolf, is visible at anchorage. We are nearing low tide. The ladder base is nearly dry.

The highlight of Day 4 is CJ going offshore on a Jet Ski. When he arrives a few minutes early, his group has already departed. It appears the definition of island time in Fiji is different than in the Carribean. Not wishing to miss out on a sale, the shop quickly organizes a private trip for CJ.

We first make a run north along the coast toward Nadi. We then ride to one of the offshore islands, the big resort island next to the small resort island where he did his two SCUBA dives. From there we make a run to the same sand bar where he did his refresher training.

We return to the coast south of the resort before turning north and passing the point where the Fish Bar is located.

While CJ is off riding, Carol is at the bura entertaining our heron. It hangs out with her for more than an hour. When CJ returns, the heron returns. Not even CJ's swim and using the ladder scare it into flying away. 

After lunch at the Fish Bar, CJ takes a dip in its infinity pool.

And since he's already wet, he takes a dip in the lagoon when back at the bura.

Since you cannot see the ladder landing but can see a lot of the vertical post, we're at two-thirds tide.

Our heron has returned. Not even CJ banging around on the ladder, swimming, and Carol taking pictures causes him strife. He is not the least scared of us.

The tide is about three quarters.

Wednesday is a special Fijian dinner at Voi Voi, an outdoor beach bar styled dining venue this evening. We share a table with a couple coincidentally from Adelaide and Germans now living in Denver. CJ's second screwup of the trip. There is a direct flight from Adelaide to Nadi.

It is a fun evening of Fijian food and entertainment. The meats have been cooked in a inground pit. We attend the unveiling.

This leaf soup is green, does not look appetizing, but is delicious.

Part of the food preparation is a typical in ground cooking of the meats. Part of the presentation is an unveiling of the preparation.

The celebration includes a choir, performers, and dancers.

The resort is beautiful at night, particularly, the overwater buras.

Wake up is at 0515. Why? Our flight departure is delayed an hour and a half while Fiji Airways changes out the plane. 

The holiday ends in midafternoon, all too soon. Next time eight or more days.