Arrival

We arrived in Nadi, Fiji at 3:00 AM in June 2004 after an 11 hour flight. Following the advice we received from several guide books, we had no reservations. But it was exactly the way they said. Travel agents inside the airport were open even at that hour, and they found us a great rate at a nearby hotel, well below the published prices. We ended up at the Fiji Dominion International, which bills itself as "Fiji's friendliest hotel". They were indeed very friendly, we went back three times on our way between the various islands.

View of the pool at the Fiji Dominion International	The walkway to the rooms.	The pool. PJ really enjoyed swimming in it.
	The open air dining area. We were in Fiji in the middle of winter, and it was quite comfortable, even at night.	This is a view of Queens Road in front of the hotel.

From Nadi we traveled by plane to the island of Kadavu. We picked Kadavu (pronounced Kandavu) because the guidebook said that it was out of the way and not so touristy. And so it was...

Sign for the Dominion hotel as we were leaving.	This is the airplane we flew on. We were the only passengers that day, and flew on a six-seater.
	Taking off towards the west.	Peter wasn't feeling well. He fell asleep during the flight.
The farmlands of the main island.		The southern coast.
The lagoon island of Bequa	View as we approached the island of Kadavu.
Landing strip dead ahead.	The plane flying off again after it had dropped us off.	Our host Michael carrying our bags to his boat.
The beach at downtown Vunisea
	The start of a 2 hour boat ride to Albert's Place.
The Kadavu shoreline.	Stopping to refill the gas tank.