Off To Pacific Harbour

Today we were up at 8 am for breakfast before checkout at 10 am where we all gathered for the bus trip to Pacific Harbour at 10.30 am.

Ros with classmates in reception

It was nice to be driven around again and let someone else worry about the crazy Fijian drivers for a change. Our coach was large and comfortable, and we only filled half the seats. We then retraced most of our trip from yesterday along the Queens Road to Pacific Harbour, which took around 4 hours. Along the way we again got to witness vehicles overtaking the bus on double-white lines and we saw some near misses. Yvonne Moala, the reunion organiser, says the fatality rate on the roads is quite high and no wonder!

Our resort room

Arrived at our resort, Fiji Palms, at around 2.30 pm and were quickly shown to our rooms, which are fully self-contained, with cooking and washing facilities, and a spa and swimming pool a stones throw away and the beach in easy walking distance. The units have air-conditioning, a DVD player and TV, and internet - but not free. However for the very good price of FJ$40 for 7 days and 1.5GB download, it's not to be sneezed at, so I will be able to update this blog every day. We also have several resident cats, which we are warned not to feed.

Resident Cat

We had lunch under a huge undercover outdoor bar/dining area, with a variety of delicious vegetarian foods, plus the tropical fruit, such as pineapple, paw-paw and passionfruit, are delicious and juicy, much better than what we get back home in Perth. Then it was time for a siesta to recover from the bus trip, before meeting with the whole group to close our Sabbath day, with one of our group, Susanna, regailing us with stories of several students she has helped through the Second Chance program in the north of New Zealand.

After a light tea of soup and garlic bread, it was time to relax and contemplate what activities we will under take while we spend our week here at Fiji Palms. Might go rent a DVD and watch it tonight...