When we arrived at Nadi airport early Friday afternoon and got in a taxi, the black clouds rolled in and it absolutely poured rain! We were en route to Denarau Island, just 8 km from the airport, where there are 2 Sheraton Resorts and a Westin, among others. The island isn’t far off the main island of Viti Levu. In fact, it’s separated by a short bridge over a small creek that appears to be man-made. The difference from Nadi town to the Denarau resorts is striking. After we checked in and explored the resort a little, the rain had let up enough to enjoy the swim-up-bar! A great way to kick off our 3 day Easter weekend!
Saturday morning we made our way to the dive shop, which is conveniently located at the resort. We picked up our equipment and set off on the boat. Luckily it was a beautiful, clear, hot sunny day. There were just 7 of us, (four Australians, the two of us and one girl from Spain), plus the dive instructor and crew. We went to an area not too far away called Kingfisher Reef. The water was really warm, like bathwater, which makes diving so much more enjoyable! We did 2 separate dives at the same location, each were 12 to 18 meters deep. There were tons of colourful fish and brilliant coral. After returning to shore, we once again made our way to the swim-up-bar. Several tropical, frozen drinks and a number of beers later, it was time to get cleaned up for a steak and seafood dinner.
Easter Sunday started off with a big buffet breakfast. We were going to take a taxi into town to have a look around, but decided everything would be closed due to the holiday. So, we made our way to the fancy Westin Resort and used their pool for the first half of the day, before returning to our stools at the Sheraton’s swim-up-bar, called The Wet Edge. Then it was nap time before another fantastic steak and seafood dinner. It was a fairly uneventful weekend trip, but a wonderfully relaxing one! It would have been nice to stay longer and see more than just the resort area, but from what we can tell, resorts are the main reason people travel to Fiji. They’re self-contained, tropical paradises!
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