BULA!!!! ----- FIJI Oct 2006

Going on a surfing trip to ....FIJI...on October 3-10. No, I don't surf, but who can say no to "FIJI". I will go along for the ride :).

After perusing the Internet for weeks now on the best possible accomodations, we finally made our hotel reservations today. We based our decision on the following criterias:

1. Price ($50-$100 a room)
2. Day Activities & Surf Trips (Beg to Inter breaks - right handed waves)
3. Night Life

Although, we depart Oct 3rd at 11 PM, we won't actually land at Nadi International until 5AM on Oct 5th. We will depart for The Mamanuca Islands (pronounced Mamanutha)lie behind a barrier reef. Other islands in this area include Mana, Matamanoa, Namotu, Tavarua, and Monoriki (Tom Hank's Castaway movie was filmed here).

We will head to Funky Fish Resort on Malolo Island, the largest island of the Mamanuca Group just 15 kms from Nadi International. Recently opened June 2005, there was nothing but great reviews from TripAdvisor .

We will be staying in theBeachfront Rock Lobster Bure for FJ$145 / US$84 a night. Hopefully, we will get the bure with the lagoon view. We will be able to take a boat south to Wilkes Passage.

On 8th, we will take a boat back to Nadi and head south to the Coral Coast to Mango Bay Resort. We will be staying in the Safari Tents for FJ$173 / $US100 a night. There are no boats to take you surfing here but you are not far from Waidroka Bay Surf and Dive Resort. On the way to Mango Bay, we will stop at the #10 best beach in the world - Nadatola Beach.

We will spend the rest of the trip surfing the beach breaks at Sigatoka and also visiting Sigatoka's sand dunes and local villages, Tongan village of Tavuni and valleys, and waterfalls.