The Blonde Squad in Auz: BULA

Our View from the Plane

Our View from our Room

Sunsets in FIJI

Picturesque in every way!

One of the places that we really wanted to visit while living in Australia was Fiji. Fiji is just a 4 hour flight from Sydney and a favourite holiday spot for many local Australians. Beautiful beaches and aqua blue waters are some of OUR most loved destinations so we knew we must go.

The trip was a DREAM! The beaches, water, food and hospitality did not disappoint, We learned that FIJI TIME is awesome and you can literally have no worries.

The girls fell in love with the generosity of the Fijian people. They learned to say hello (BULA) and thank you (VINAKA). The Fijian approach to life is much more simple and yet they are incredibly happy.

Once again, we were reminded that stuff (material possessions) doesn't make us happy. Our relationships with each other and Heavenly Father should be paramount in this life. Tom and I want our children to be reminded often that there are many people in this world that live without all of the stuff that we think is necessary. We want them to see firsthand that there are people that are working hard and only being paid $3.00/hour for their labours. They are doing their best and not complaining about their situation.

Fiji gave them many examples of this. We were able to build some wonderful relationships with some of the locals and they definitely left a mark on our children.

In addition to immersing ourselves in the culture of Fiji we were able to do a little sea kayaking, snorkeling and water sports. The girls were in heaven. HEAVEN, according to my girls, is being able to wear a swimsuit 24/7! I don’t know that swimsuits are my favourite attire but, I do love warm weather so I guess that is a win/win.

It was a fantastic trip! If you ever have the chance to go to FIJI - TAKE IT!