Sunday, April 23, 2017

Reflecting back on our snow birding season

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We're now back home in Niagara Falls, Canada, after our most recent snow birding season. This was an adventurous one for us; our plans l...
Saturday, April 22, 2017

All good things must come to an end

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Day 7 of a 7-day Fiji Islands cruise Our final day had us sailing the Bligh Water, named after Captain Bligh of Mutiny on the Bounty fame....
Friday, April 21, 2017

Setting foot in today and yesterday

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Day 6 of a 7-day Fiji Islands cruise Being Sunday, the plan was for passengers to attend church in the morning. Since the arrival of Chris...
Thursday, April 20, 2017

Experiencing a traditional Fijian lovo feast

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Day 5 of a 7-day Fiji Island cruise (part 2) After a busy daytime (see  part 1 ), we returned to Taveuni in the evening to experience a lo...
Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Visiting Tavoro National Park

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Day 5 of a 7-day Fiji Islands cruise (part 1) This day, Saturday, was jam-packed with activities. We left the ship at our usual time of 9 ...
Tuesday, April 18, 2017

The Melbourne Cup crab races

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Day 4 of a 7-day Fiji Islands cruise Today we spend the day in Savusavu, the second largest town on the second largest Fijian island of...
Monday, April 17, 2017

Experiencing kava

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Fiji Islands cruise When we first joined the cruise, we often found ourselves being asked if we'd tried kava. I didn't really know...
Sunday, April 16, 2017

Visiting a former leper colony

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Day 3 of a 7-day Fiji Islands cruise Today we visited the Makogai Island, part of Fiji's Lomaiviti Archipelago. The island is only 8.4...
Saturday, April 15, 2017

The wanderers are heading home

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We're wending our way back to Canada. We left Fiji April 11th after an amazing cruise experience. I'll write more about that in the ...
Thursday, April 6, 2017

Hearing stories of cannibalism

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Day 2 of a 7-day Fiji Islands cruise Overnight we travelled to the port of Levuka, a USESCO world heritage site on the island of Ovalau...
Wednesday, April 5, 2017

A great start to our Fiji Islands cruise

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Day 1 of a 7-day Fiji Islands cruise We're now on our Fiji Islands cruise. Although wifi is included in the cruise in the lounge areas...
Monday, April 3, 2017

Some days you just need a sarong!

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Today was our last full day on land in Fiji. We decided to take the $1 (60 cents Canadian) bus into Nadi. When traveling, we enjoy mixing w...