'Paradise' in Taveuni

After an hour's drive from the Qeleni landing, we finally made it down to the south of Taveuni for our stay at Paradise Resort.

We were greeted with lei's, fresh coconuts to drink and foot massages on arrival!
We then had a delicious dinner which included bananas wrapped in bacon, dipped in fresh chilli chutney - yum! Very keen to cook it at home when we get back :)
The resort is owned by Australians, Allan and Terri Gorton who have 2 adopted Fijian kids, Jessica and Thomas.

Tyla loved hanging out with the kids - not sure if she remembered them from one of the Naselesele Mekes a few months ago, but that is where I met Terri. Their place is gorgeous - 10 waterfront bures all with thatched rooves and beautiful outdoor showers with volcanic rock gardens.
The snorkelling was absolutely amazing - Tyla even had a go, but I still can't manage to get her to breathe through the snorkel. She's happy just holding her breath and looking at the fish through her goggles though. Apparently they have resident Lion Fish at the resort, but we couldn't find them! We saw a long thin clear looking fish though - I must research it to find out what it was!?

I learned how to make a basket out of coconut leaves later in the day and then the staff performed a Meke after our 'Fiji Night' Lovo which was great.
The staff really included us all, especially Tyla, and some of the local village kids performed. After the meke we had a traditional kava ceremony and danced the night away. The Fijian's dedicated a song called 'Isa Lei' to us because we were leaving the next day - wow... their voices are absolutely amazing and they all sing such gorgeous harmonies!