Fiji Trip (Warning 15 800x600s)

[zkvac]

Well I'm back from a week in Fiji, so as usual I'll put up a few pics, mostly aviation related.

Quick trip report:
Flew to AKL from WLG. We were booked on the '11am' Qantas flight, delayed by 2 hours as usual. We decided to not risk anymore delays due to our connecting flight in AKL so transferred to the 1pm ANZ flight. Flew up (on time) on -SJB.
View From -SJB


Had ages to kill at AKL airport in the end before our 5pm Air Pacific Flight to Nadi. Finally boarded on time and departed in their sole 737-700, DQ-FJF. Took no photos that flight as the camera battery died..

Stayed at a hotel on the mainland for one night before some shopping in Nadi the next morning. Here's a few pics from Nadi:

The 'Fijian Institute of Technology'


Main Street:




That afternoon we headed out to Nadi Airport for our 3pm Sunair flight to Malololailai delayed until 5pm. We flew in two Islanders, DQ-FIN and DQ-FCX.
Here are some shots from the short 12 minute hop: (Excuse the dirty window)






Malololailai Airstrip:






We checked in to our timeshare at Musket Cove that night. I'll post some shots of the holiday itself and the return leg if anyone wants to see them. Enjoy

[Vamerica]

post the rest of them  ;D

[Seattle]

Wow, these are great! Im jealous! You got to go to Fiji!

I like the second aviation related one, it is really great compositio, I donr know about the quality becuase it isnt up close, but great job!

[cameron1991]

Where are these images?
I can't see them! 
WTH they are loading now after multiple refreshes...
Anyway they looks great! Please post the rest of them!

[zkvac]

Well here are the rest

This was as we were walking to our 'bure' from the airstrip, along the beach of course!


Looking back the other way (it was low tide which is why there was mudflats):


The late afternoon light from our bure:


I took this standing by the front door, we were fantastically close to the beach:


Sunset with my mate Tom in the way


This was beautiful. I forgot to take a decent photo of it- they took it away and put it in a hangar the next day.


Morning View from our bure:


I couldn't get over all the colours!


One afternoon we had a bit of a sailing race. My boat beat dad's of course


I took no more on the actual holiday, just some of the airstrip the morning we left (last Saturday). Excuse the quality of some of them. We'd had a good night the night before.
Looking down the airstrip:


We all flew in -FIN this time, they did two trips.


This is about the time my headache got a lot worse.


Enough room to swing a baby mouse in here!


Is that even a word?


Ugly little Harbin


We did end up flying in a UA 744 rather than an Air Pacific one. The UA one was called Bob..


SkyAirWorld Embraer 195- departing for Honiara then Port Moresby


Our 744 back in Auckland (I didn't have a window seat for the flight back)


At Least I got seat 2A in -JNB on the way home!


Cheers for looking!

[Vamerica]

ow, is that the 747 that UA is leasing to Air Pacific?

[zkvac]

Yep.

[yourefired]

Ha, it's got the clown nose.

[zkvac]

Ha, it's got the clown nose.

Yea and if you look at it it's not even level..

[Seattle]

hehe lol funny

[iranair777]

* iranair777 must go to fiji