Yep, definitely Fiji. OFFICIALLY.

Flight: Los Angeles to Nadi

Traveler names: Christopher C***, Stacey (me!)

Los Angeles (LAX) to Nadi (NAN)	10/22/09	11:30 pm - 5:10 am	Air New Zealand 4011 Operated By: AIR PACIFIC
Nadi (NAN) to Los Angeles (LAX)	10/31/09	10:00 pm - 1:20 pm	Air New Zealand 4010 Operated By: AIR PACIFIC

I opted out of Sydney, since flying there first was going to put a bit of a dent in our enjoying-ourselves time. You know, the Sydney-Fiji flight is 4 hrs, back and forth, plus airport and travel time... Since we only have about 10 days (Chris's work), I decided to not spend an extra full day travelling, even if it meant seeing Australia for a couple of days. Australia has just been added to the list of things we can do later. :)

So yep, we have about 8.5 days in Fiji. Wooo!

Fiji is a group of islands. You get between them via boat or plane. We want to go to three places:

Viti Levu



Namely, Beqa:



The Mamanucas:



Apparently that's where Castaway was filmed?

And Taveuni, the Garden Island:



That will be us! :D



I got my Fiji guide and now have to figure out where we're going when, where we're staying, etc. It's a great place to dive and snorkel, and the reason we picked Fiji over somewhere flatter is that there are places to hike and explore. I can't wait!

An aside: I actually did do research to make sure that the animal situation in Fiji wasn't one that would depress me. They have strays there, but they look happy and well-fed.  ¶ 11:24 PM