Having arrived after dark, the next morning we were very keen to open the curtains in our room and we were not disappointed when we did, we were met with the sight of swaying palm trees, bright blue sky, and waves crashing in the distance onto the reef. So not a bad first impression!
The short walk to breakfast took us along the resort right beside the sea. When booking, the photos had made Dave wonder if there was a road between the resort and the beach, but there absolutely wasn't. The beach was a golden colour, not quite as spectacular as we had thought in terms of size, but nevertheless a beautiful setting. The tide was out, revealing a rocky bed and it appeared that you could walk a fair distance out while the tide was low, it also turned out that you could walk a fair way when the tide was in too.
There were two 'islands' just off the shore, one accessed by a causeway, the other one at low tide. We walked to the one over the causeway, which gave us a good view of the resort.
Our taxi driver had told us on the way to the resort from the airport, that it was midwinter, I was glad it was not mid-summer, as the temperature was 29 degrees! It was okay in the evening, not too humid.
Breakfast was a buffet, and they had gluten free muffins and bread, along with yoghurt and fresh fruit, so I was okay. We had gone for just the breakfast option and not fully inclusive, which turned out to be a good move, as the restaurants on site were not expensive and as it turns out, we would definitely not have got our money's worth. Ice-cream, which we had at the end of nearly every afternoon, was not included in the all inclusive package.
We had decided on a mainland resort, because most of the island resorts were booked (at the level of comfort we were after). We thought this was due to American holidays around the 4 July, but it actually turned out that it was the start of the Australian school holidays.
We ate in the buffet restaurant on our second night (we ate here when we first arrived). The food was okay, but nothing special. The next night we ate in another restaurant at the resort, and the food was much better.
In the evening in the bar there was entertainment. We went one evening and the staff who looked after kids during the day put on a show which was good fun, they also got most of the men to take their shirts off and dance to 'So Macho' - an 80s hit - I managed to catch Dave on my iphone camera strutting his stuff shirtless!
There was only one pool (we were spoilt in Phuket with a choice of three), so if you got there too late in the morning you were unlikely to get a lounger. However, loungers were also placed along the grass facing out to sea, and this was lovely, with no noisy kids!
Dave was interested in trying scuba diving, they were doing a trial session in the pool, and he tried to persuade me, but I was not keen, I would stick to snorkelling.
I loved Fiji and their people, who were so friendly and helpful. Definitely a bit of paradise.
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