The countdown is on!
In just over 3 weeks, The Zookeeper and I (Spanky) are heading off on a nice tropical holiday.
A girls only trip.
This came about around 2 months ago, when I decided that I wanted/needed a mini holiday in the sun, as i didn't take any time off over Christmas & New Years. If Bubbles and I both went, it would obviously cost us twice as much as just one of us going, so with his blessing, I asked The Zookeeper if she would be interested.
Interested indeed! she already had 2 weeks leave booked for June so it would all work perfectly!
I quickly booked our flights as Air Pacific had a sale on. We are taking the lovely midnight flight out of Melbourne on a Saturday, and coming back home on the Thursday of the following week - 11 nights away.
The plan was to try and not spend too much on this trip, but still get out to an Island. The Zookeeper asked for a couple of things, if possible: walking tracks, food options (she's Vegetarian), a pool, a beach, some sort of village/day trips. Most importantly, she wanted to be able to sit in a pool drinking cocktails!
So, think cap on, i thought of Musket Cove Island Resort and it's 'hotel rooms'. Patrice had stayed in these a number of years back, and although they are basic, they are not bad. So, i hunted a few other options, but these seemed the best choice. For around $130AUD a night we get a large room, king bed, single bed, lounge area, fridge, kettle, private bathroom, fans, aircon & deck. Seemed good for us. we plan on picking up some food stuff on the mainland before we take the boat out. The island works well due to the other resorts on the island, so there is other restaurant options. The island is large, so plenty of walks & other beaches. There is a pool, and lots of day trip options as well. First 8 Nights sorted!!
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| Beach at Musket Cove Resort, Fiji |
For the last 3 nights, we are heading back to the main land. I have booked us in to the Terrace Apartments on Denarau. This gives us a 1 bedroom apartment, with bedroom, bathroom, lounge, kitchen & deck. The reason i chose these Apartments over the other resorts at Denarau is that they are across the car park from the Marina. Meaning when we get off the boat, we can just walk over to them, and also for meals we can use the small supermarket and also the many restaurants at the Marina.
We plan on spending one of the days using the Bula Bus ($7FJD) to visit each of the resorts at Denarau, checking out their shops & checking out the resort themselves.
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| Terrace Apartments, Denarau |
Hopefully it will be a really nice holiday, and that The Zookeeper has a good time on her first Fiji visit.
(Dont feel too bad for Bubbles, he's off to England and Copenhagen for a week and a half just before i head off to Fiji)
