Suva and Natadola Beach, Fiji

Holiday Inn Suva

The next day we went to Suva, the capital city of Fiji, by bus. It would have been a scenic journey as we would pass along the famous coral coastline on our way there but as luck would have it, it rained. It poured. Tropical rainfall. It rained throughout our entire journey and stopped just a little when we reached Holiday Inn Suva. So, to my upmost disappointment, I could not see the beautiful coral coastline. There were a lot of hotels along the coast, from the cheap backpackers hostels to the swanky 5 mega star hotels. The picture above was taken after the rain stopped in the evening in Holiday Inn. As you can see, the sea here is not that nice.


Drua, Double Hulled Canoe

We spent the evening, the whole of the next day and the morning of the day after next working in the University of the South Pacific. Then we visited the Fiji Museum which was quite near our hotel. Suva itself is not such a big city, it feels like Taiping to me. The picture above was taken in the Fiji Museum. It is called a Drua (Double Hulled Canoe). This canoe in the Fiji Museum is the only surviving example of a Drua built in the early 1900s. It was donated to the Fiji museum. This canoe sailed around the Fiji islands and even the Pacific islands and was used as a trading vessel or a warship to transport warriors. Source: Fiji Museum



And these are the oars to man the Drua. They were huge.



Holiday Inn's swimming pool. See the overcast sky? It rained throughout the entire time we were in Suva. I kinda miss it, the tropical rain, cause it reminded me of home. Thank god we were there to work, so we spent the whole time inside the lab working. The rain cooled down the temperature a lot, so it made for a pleasant atmosphere to work in.

And here comes the best part:




Natadola Beach

Beautiful isn't it? Natadola Beach, an isolated beach located near one of the excavation sites that we went to visit. The beach was really sandy white and the sea so blue and green....ah....and there was even a white horse running around! Hahaha. This beach is still quite isolated and not that famous yet, so you would be able to enjoy it without the hordes of tourists.



And this is the other side of the beach. As you can see, nobody is about. But there was construction going on for a hotel....so, this peace and quiet will not last forever.



I liked this picture a lot.



And seeing this pic makes me wanna jump right into the sea! Note: I did not swim here! We had no time to swim about since we were there on official business. So I only got to drool at the sea. I was so happy I tell you when we saw the blue sea since I didn't get see them because it was raining all the time.



The shallow coral reefs.



And lastly, this would be a nice wallpaper, don't you think?

Next up: A Fijian village, drinking Kava and the Sigatoka Sand Dunes