Fiji
2016
Rick had a speaking gig on the Crystal Serenity - we traveled from San Francisco to Sydney via Hawaii and a group of islands.
Yasawa-I-Rara
Yasawa-I-Rara is in the northwest part of the islands that comprise Fiji.
It is the location for the filming of the 1980 Brooke Shields movie "The Blue Lagoon."
Viti Levu Island (Lautoka and Nadi)
The largest island of the over 300 that comprise the nation of Fiji, it is home to the capital of Suva, international airport at Nadi and the sugar industry in Lautoka.
Island resort off Viti Levu
Island resort off Viti Levu
Island resort off Viti Levu
Island resort off Viti Levu
Island resort off Viti Levu
Western part of Viti Levu
Western part of Viti Levu
Western part of Viti Levu
Western part of Viti Levu
Western part of Viti Levu
Sleeping Giant moutain
International airport at Nadi
International airport at Nadi
Cultural warrior dress
Fiji has a large Indian minority - originally brought in by the British as colonial administrators
Mosque in Nadi
These men are wearing the traditional men's wrap known as a sulu. The one on the left has a straight hem, used by civilians.
The white sulu's jagged edge is reserved for military and police.
The Sri Siva Subramaniya Hundu temple is located at the southern end of the main road through Nadi. It is the largest Hindu temple in the southern hemisphere.
One of the largest employers on the main Fijian island of Viti Levu, the national sugar company at one point was the primary industry - it has been replaced by tourism. It still remains a major part of the economy.
Much of the port supports to sugar industry
Past the containers is the suger area
Cane fields
Narrow guage rail moves cane to the mills
Narrow guage rail moves cane to the mills
Narrow guage rail moves cane to the mills
Sugar mills
Sugar mills
Sugar mills
Sugar mills