Sunset on Caqalai

Puss comes out on to the beach with us to enjoy the sunset but he's a bit camera shy.

Our Little Friend

It's not long before we have a visit from this fellow & he decided to pretty much take up permanent residence. He'd been in the wars a bit after an encounter with the diving instructor's dog.

Inside the Bure

Our home sweet home. Well, for a week anyway. The view certainly beats the recycling bins of the Lower Hilldrop estate at home.

Our Bure

Our bure is basic but pretty spacious & it has all the finishing touches. It's decorated with shells & even the mosquito nets have lacy edges & pink ribbons. We also get two beautiful hibiscus flowers which we enjoy modelling behind our ears.

Views of the Island

It's not bad is it! Paul likes it. Can you tell? That's our hut right on the beach.

Arriving in Caqalai

So, we fly out of Auckland & into Nadi on Viti Levu which is Fiji's main island. We get a bus right across the island to Suva, the island's other main city on the East coast & stay one night there before getting a small boat across to the Lomaiviti group of islands & Caqalai, our chosen destination.

We've read about Caqalai in the Lonely Planet guide. It's tiny & it only takes 15 minutes to walk around the whole island. Our bure (beach huts) are the only buildings on the island & it's run by the Methodist church so there's no booze. They're happy for you to bring your own though. Even more crucially it's about four times cheaper than the other resorts we look at so it's a no brainer.

These photos are of our view as we approached the island by boat. The smaller island with the single palm tree on it is called snake island. You can swim to it from Caqalai for some great snorkeling.

We're Back Online!

Phew! That was a long break. The island in Fiji where we spent the last week had no internet access. In fact we didn't have access to electricty at all, or running water. Well, I've got a lot of blogging to catch up on so here goes ...