The Three Couples
Vince and Judy Cellerini
Bill and Debra Linhart
Jim and Debbie Pappas
All 6 of us
Vince and Judy the "Noodle Lady"
Bill and Debra at the Seafront Restaurant
Jim and Debbie relaxing in the condo
Relaxation at the Resort
Bill, Vince, and Debbie at the swim-up bar
On our way back to the resort on a "stretch" golf cart
Debra getting a massage poolside/oceanside
Jim and Debbie getting side-by-side massages
High Fashion Poolside
Bill bending a tree
Jim and Debra go Scuba Diving
Debra practicing in the pool
Debra with her instructor Nori
Nori and Jim holding Debra's hand at 40'
Nori piloting the dive boat
Jim ready for a dive
Jim exploring the reef
Dive partners Neil, Eleanor and Andrew
Joe the DiveMaster
Jim's diving buddy Dave
Jim exiting from his first dive
Jim, David, Neil and Andrew on dive #1
Coral as we emerge from a canyon
Jim swarmed by Zebra Fish
Jim handling a Sea Cucumber
Surrounded by fish!
I never did learn what type of fish this was
Close-up of coral formations
Jim just above the coral
We found this Lionfish under a ledge
This lobster was under the same ledge... antenna span was over 1M
We went through this tight canyon
Unknown fish
Exploring the Island
Debra and Judy on the open air town bus
If it starts raining, you roll down the tarps on the sides of the bus
Residents have gravesites in front of their houses
More gravesites
Typical family house
More local houses
Debbie, Debra, and Judy shopping in Nadi
Bill (Oregon State Police) visits the Nadi police shack
Judy shopping at the open air market
Open air market
Temple
Close up photo of Temple
Waiting for opposite direction traffic on the "two way" bridge
You also need to make sure there is no train coming!
Our guide called this the "Golden Gate Bridge"
Debbie was upset that I made our car stop on the bridge for this pic
Bill decides to walk... but regrets his decision about 1/2 way across
This would be a bad time to see an opposite direction train
Coral Coast
Our guide brought us to a beautiful secluded beach
Same beach
Jim and Debra decide to ride horses down the beach
The owner of the horses who offered us a ride
Local villagers came to our site, and offered their wares
Debra returns after getting thrown from her horse
Hiring a Chef
One night we decided to hire a chef to come to our condo and prepare a gourmet meal for us. They set our room up for the feast, prepared the food in our kitchen, and then cleaned up for us... we never had to leave the comfort of our room, and we felt very pampered by the whole experience!
Chef and server prepare for the meal
Table set for the six of us
Chef preparing our 5 course meal
Enjoying our main course
Everything was wonderful... here is our dessert
Close-up
Other Resort Activities
Judy and Debra use the bicycles to explore Denarau Island
Cycling on the golf cart paths
Fetching coconuts
Show-off :)
Riding the "Bula Bus" that connects the various resorts
Jim and Debbie doing water aerobics
Judy... What are you holding?
Lighting of the torches at the Sheraton
Evening "lighting of the torches" at WorldMark/Trendwest
Jim and Debra go Sea Kayaking
Irisi (middle) leads our group out on a kayaking trek
Fire Dancers poolside during "seafood night feast"
Fire Dancers
Lovo and Meke
Wood fire is used to heat rocks in Lovo pit
Food is placed over hot rocks
Food is then covered with wet vines
Next is wet burlap... then buried
End result is a real feast!
Meke Performers
Meke Dancers
Meke Performers sing the National Farewell Song
Other People we met at Fiji
Fredrick Decker - Best (most responsive) resort manager we've encountered at any WorldMark
Fredrick visiting with Debbie and Jim in our condo
Dole took care of our every need... from arranging for shopping trips, cars, reservations at each resort.
Judy's friend Felite who brought us a Lovo meal to our condo
Kula EcoPark
Kula EcoPark
Jim and Debbie
Host explains the concept of the EcoPark
Debbie has a conversation with a parrot
Save' (our driver) feeds the turtles
Lots of beautiful birds in the EcoPark
One objective is to teach schoolchildren a respect for nature
Huge Bats
Iguanas too
This above ground root system has multiple trees growing from it
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