where abouts did you stay so we know where not to stay
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we are heading over on monday and any tips would be greatly appreciated

hey
we are staying on nananu i ra... we havent booked accom for the full 2 weeks in case kiting is crap there...
where abouts are you staying??
im so excited about going just got bubblewrap woo hoo

we decided to do it ourselves but are planning on catching up with simon while we are there (i think i owe him a few beers for all his trouble!!)
im sure we will bump into eachother and will be introducing ourselves as nonikkers and snowman
he he
and you will get to meet my bf milehigh
i sound like im on drugs!!
we are staying at nananu lodge are you staying there or at morrisons?

We are staying at Morrisons.

Might be a bit strange to everyone else if introduced ourselfs to all the people we met as snowman and nonikkers imagine the weired looks from those not on seabreeze

My real name is Lynda and my bf Hamish hope to see you in a week or two

hi iti im looking forward to it regardless... im petrified of snorkelling though, i cant breathe thinking about it and the less sea life i see the better for me!! im so chicken

hey lynda sounds good to me... im kim bf steve... how are you going with all you luggage/ packing??

does anyone know if you can buy redbull over there??

I'm looking forward to Fiji no matter what the wind does as I have never been before and could use the holiday but a few knots of wind would make it perfect.

It is currently predicting 3-7km/h for next week which is 1.5 - 4 knots which will be perfect for snorkling and seeing all those fishies but there will probably be some wind somewhere...

Haven't started packing yet, I figure we wont need much after we get the gear sorted, some shorts and t-shirts should do it so hopefully the weight witht he airlines wont be to much of an issue.

even with cable ties ,still use padlocks as well,
nonickers speak to reg as he should be able to have some feedback as dan is over there at present time

enjoy russell

We have just come back from Nananu i ra (north of main island). Take Booties. Coral everywhere, be careful.

Flat water only at Nananu i ra, bit of a nighmare to launch your kite as the beach is thin at low tide and almost non existant at high tide, with palm trees over hanging.

We went south of the main island to try to check out Singatoka which we were told was without coral and may have some waves, but as I said at the top of this forum the locals had decided to block access to the beach.

It appeared windier in the south of the main island with wind everyday (4 days), in the north it was windy 3 out of 5 days (12m and 16m).

The Fijian's are really nice people, but the place is not cheap, if you are expecting Asian prices you will be wrong and very poor. Once you are on the Islands, they really have got you over a barrel.

If you are on a budget and want to avoid the $90 Fijian taxi from the airport to Nananu i ra, go on the Express bus from the airport. It's almost as quick as a taxi, about 3 hours as oppossed to 2 2 1/2. It costs about $10 Fijian. I carried 3 kites and a board with no problems.

The thing that does take the mickey, is the cost for the boat from the mainland to Nananu i ra Island, run by the resorts. Our resort charged $25 Fijian each for 10 minute return boat ride.

If you find a place to kite with waves and no foot shredding coral please let me know.

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does anyone know if you can buy redbull over there??

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No what you mean - my weakness is V and I bought the last one on nananu i ra when I was there a couple of weeks ago (insisted on buying the 'display' one that was six months out of date and tasted a bit odd!) They might have restocked but no Red Bull so I would take supplies.