Hi everybody sorry we have not been in touch but very difficult in Fiji and no way of contacting anybody on the cruise and even in Palm Cove unless we sat on the floor it was equally as bad but we are now in Sydney.
21 Feb
In Fiji now and relaxing around the swimming pool and had a good meal at night outside by the beach.
23 Feb
Packed our little bags for our Captain Cook cruise around the Fiji islands until the 27th Feb which we enjoyed. A little hectic going from one island to another.On one island we visited a school where the children sang to us before showing us around. Certainly mums and dads had no television as they all had 7 or 8 brothers or sisters.On one evening Stuart ( not me as I was ill) went to a village for dinner (lovo feast) where the villagers had a little market to sell shells ,beads, bracelets etc and entertained us with singing after the meal and then returned to the ship for desert.
27 Feb
Left the cruise to return to the hotel before leaving very early next day.
28 Feb
Not good ,wake up call 04.30 for our 05.30 pick up for the airport for a flight to Brisbane where we changed for a flight to Cairns and then transfered to Palm Cove.
1 Mar
A lie in this morning and after a lovely breakfast had a walk around the resort which since 2002 has grown,more shops , hotels and restaurants but very tastefully done.In the afternoon we lazed by the pool and in the evening we had a monsoon with about 3 inches of rain.
2 Mar
We went on the local bus to Cairns and spent the day looking around the place.Went out to a Thai restaurant in the evening
3 Mar
Very humid today so we relaxed around the pool and even went in the pool.
4 Mar
What a surprise this morning we were picked up from the hotel in stretch limo for the airport, but no champagne.Arrived in Sydney at the Shangri-La hotel about 17.30, room overlooks the Sydney Opera house.In the evening met up with Helena and went out to Fish at the Rocks restaurant which was excellant.