Friday, August 24, 2012

BULA

Bula !

I have not been around for awhile as I have been at the beautiful Navutu Stars Resort in Fiji and since getting home a week ago I have just been getting back into the normal routine ~ Work and catching up on everything and missing Navutu.


Can you blame me ?
We didn't really know what to expect, I found Navutu on Trip Advisor and when I went to book my travel agent had never heard of it , so we had to let her know what it was like.
We wanted a totally relaxing holiday where we didn't have to go anywhere or do anything if we didn't want to.



Well I did real good as Navutu is Paradise. It is only a small island and has a total of 10 Bures on the island 



It was lovely having our own Bure, not a apartment type accommodation like in a lot of Resorts and the other thing we liked it was NOT touristy at all. No TV, no shops, no cars, bikes, or crowds, it was great.
There is an activity board that has activities for the day if you choose, such as snorkeling, cave snorkeling  etc. We really enjoyed going to the village to visit the school, where the children sang to us and asked us questions.







We also love the entertainment nights







and there wasn't a shortage of Kava Ceremonies either





and singing and dancing





And the food was pretty scrumptious as well !
Not to metion the cocktails mmmmm





So you can see why it is taking me a bit to get back to life here, I am missing Navutu and its beautiful people and island. The people are what made it so special, and also because there are only 10 Bures the guests connected as well. We met  lovely French, Dutch, Swiss, Italians and another Aussie couple and I'm sure some of us will stay in contact.
It would be hard not to be happy when every single person greets you with a big happy "Bula" every time you see them. 
We met some beautiful people and I hope we get to go back one day.




The beautiful happy children love getting their photo's taken







Watti such an entertainer, thank you for making so many people happy 

Tofu the resident dog, just chilling 


in paradise 

I don't think I would ever tire of the view from my hammock



So Thank You for the beautiful Memories Navutu, we miss you all


PS Dolly and Victor are our nicknames

Vinaka
Mary 

PS Photo a day for today is path ~ some pretty nice paths in Navutu






and just because I love this photo

5 comments:

Lizzy Hill said...

Wowsies....these pics make me wanna pack my bags & bo right NOW. It looks soooo idyllic & peaceful & relaxing. Gosh! It would've been soooo hard to come back.....those path shots are really lovely ...& I don't drink cocktails but that looked too good to drink anyways!!! Looking forward to seeing these scrapped:):):):)

Rachael Funnell said...

WOW! looks like you had a Wonderful time & loads of photos to scrap...

WendyMac said...

Mary so happy for you with your lovely holiday and just look at those beautiful pics. Can't wait to see some of them scrapped. Hugs xxxx

Jo said...

OMG Mary, your pics are wonderful. Looks like you had the most relaxing time - probably just what you needed to cope with a horrible winter. Can't wait to see what you do with these beauties :) And thanks for your kind words, I'm struggling big time at the mo without my young man :( And it doesn't help when he is struggling with homesickness too. I just want the next 2 months to be over.xx

Jenny said...

Oh wow Mary... how incredibly stunning... I think you just did find Paradise... so happy you had such a wonderful time... I love your photos... especially the ones of the beautiful children... and the hammock... ahhhh.... you could never tire of that...

Can't wait to see what gorgeous layouts you create from your trip...

Hugs
Jenny x