Still Fiji on My Mind

First glimpses of Fiji from the window of the plane.

I made it to Fiji--that place so distant in the expanse of the Pacific Ocean that "You can't get any farther away before you start coming back!"--and my mind continues to bend, still seeking passages to encompass the experiences and then hold them in memory. Meanwhile, I can dabble with a record of sorts.

Skies, seas, and trees mesmerize me; major portions of the walls in my house format collections of photos, prints, and paintings of skies, seas, trees, and any combinations thereof. Fiji is a realm conceived in sea and sky, and trees comprise an essential element of the interior design!

Here, then, begins my Fijian record--always with sky, generally with sea, and often with trees!

First sunset from the hotel grounds, the Westin, near Denarau Port.

Fern palm, Viti Levu near the Navua River, where we white water rafted.


The grounds of the Westin again, our last day in Fiji--a day with sporadic rain.



Honeymoon Island, just off the coast of Nacula (one of the islands in the Yasawas). We spent five days at Oarsman's Bay Lodge on Nacula.



Bounty Island, one in the Mamanuca chain of islands.




Sea and the Mamanucas



Another island in the Mamanucas




Beach at Sigatoka Sand Dunes




"Our" beach in front of Oarsman's Bay Lodge on Nacula




A beach several coves over from the one in front of Oarsman's Bay Lodge--and on this morning, belonging only to us.