Time for a break... again.
Yes, we just had a vacation in SE Asia over the Christmas holiday. But that wasn't really a vacation, it was more of a discovery mission - uncovering the hidden gems in Cambodia, experiencing the craziness of Bangkok, and learning of the cultural differences Vietnam. We were up with the sun most mornings and didn't have any time to just relax.
Enter the Fiji excursion. A week of nothing but nothing. Enjoy the beach and pool; get back to work-out basics with yoga, meditation, and swimming; and don't leave the island unless absolutely necessary. Timed perfectly, we also celebrated in style the big 3-0 for Melissa.
Fiji is like the Bahamas for Australia and New Zealand. Its a five hour flight from Melbourne and located in the South Pacific, almost directly north of NZ. As we did nothing, there is nothing really to blog about. You may notice a few interesting pictures featuring Melissa. We discovered Fiji Bitter and Fiji Gold (both beers) and that our balcony had a great view of the sunset each evening. We also discovered that there are lots of bugs. We made the mistake of leaving our balcony door open one night - we had not yet discovered the screen door - and were awoken with many bug bites. One momento we would have preferred to leave in Fiji.
An interesting story... after a few drinks one evening, we headed out towards the beach and the hotel's hammocks. After laying peacefully, admiring the stars for a few minutes, we decided to head back to the room. As Melissa rolled one way - that way being towards my side - we were both dumped by the hammock onto the ground. Luckily, I broke Melissa's fall. Unfortunately, my foot took the brunt of the fall and my running days were limited the rest of the trip. My feedback to the Westin, add a sign above that reads, 'danger, beware of hammocks when drinking'.
Yes, we just had a vacation in SE Asia over the Christmas holiday. But that wasn't really a vacation, it was more of a discovery mission - uncovering the hidden gems in Cambodia, experiencing the craziness of Bangkok, and learning of the cultural differences Vietnam. We were up with the sun most mornings and didn't have any time to just relax.
Enter the Fiji excursion. A week of nothing but nothing. Enjoy the beach and pool; get back to work-out basics with yoga, meditation, and swimming; and don't leave the island unless absolutely necessary. Timed perfectly, we also celebrated in style the big 3-0 for Melissa.
Fiji is like the Bahamas for Australia and New Zealand. Its a five hour flight from Melbourne and located in the South Pacific, almost directly north of NZ. As we did nothing, there is nothing really to blog about. You may notice a few interesting pictures featuring Melissa. We discovered Fiji Bitter and Fiji Gold (both beers) and that our balcony had a great view of the sunset each evening. We also discovered that there are lots of bugs. We made the mistake of leaving our balcony door open one night - we had not yet discovered the screen door - and were awoken with many bug bites. One momento we would have preferred to leave in Fiji.
An interesting story... after a few drinks one evening, we headed out towards the beach and the hotel's hammocks. After laying peacefully, admiring the stars for a few minutes, we decided to head back to the room. As Melissa rolled one way - that way being towards my side - we were both dumped by the hammock onto the ground. Luckily, I broke Melissa's fall. Unfortunately, my foot took the brunt of the fall and my running days were limited the rest of the trip. My feedback to the Westin, add a sign above that reads, 'danger, beware of hammocks when drinking'.
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Wow...drunk and clumsy. Reminds me of...me :-) Bing
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