Who has been to Fiji?

I was lucky enough to spend 7 days there a few weeks ago and it is so beautiful just like paradise. I flew into Nadi and then traveled on a private speed boat chartered to a Island called Malola Levu which is located an hour out of Nadi - there are only 3 ways you can get to Malola either sea plane, helicopter or chartered speed boat. I have never been on a sea plane or a helicopter so I stuck with the one that I felt was the safest.

I stayed at Likuliku a resort with no cars, adults only and beauty like no other. On top of that I stayed in one of the first over water bures (with glass floors) in Fiji.

I spent my days in a bikini snorkeling amongst tropical fish, kayaking, dolphin watching, hiking through mangroves while dodging toads the size of my fist, making grass baskets, Island hopping and para-sailing.

A highlight was being dropped off at the Island Monuriki where the movie “Castaway” was filmed starring Tom Hanks. And, I mean “dropped off” by a boat with umbrellas, a gourmet picnic lunch and snorkeling gear for me to be together as one swimming within an underwater” garden of eden” –  for the most amazing 8 hours ever!!

Before you are even allowed to touch foot on Monuriki you have to visit the local Chief to ask him for permission to step foot on the sacred land (the Island is owned by the local Tribe). If the Chief says “okay” you pay a small landing fee — lucky for me he said “Yes, of course Libby feel free to roam and RESPECT our land”.

Not a single person lives on Monuriki and while I was there not a single soul was on the Island..not a single soul. Typically, I did spend an hour cleaning up the beach, I conveniently took a few rubbish bags with me of course.

**Please consider the ocean as the things I picked up I do not even want to describe.

“Once upon a time across the bluest of oceans, an island was born of lava and sand - an untouched paradise whose heart was a turquoise lagoon of unimaginable beauty and tranquility. The first visitors came and explored. To honour the magic of the place, they named it “Likuliku”, meaning “calm waters”.

Fiji is residence to some of the most beautiful friendliest people I have ever met in the whole wide world! It is absolutely one of the places that you must visit before you die, YOU ABSOLUTELY MUST!

In a nutshell - my life rules and I am so happy to be me — here are some photos of my trip to the beautiful Islands of Fiji.

On privately chartered speed boat leaving Nadi

The back of the speed boat on MY way to LikuLiku.

Entrance to Likuliku - are you crazy so amazing!!

First "over water" bures in Fiji with the glass bottom floors.

This is through the glass water bure I stayed in -- I was down there with starfish, barramundi's and friendly sharks who were so pretty.

In the Plunge pool straight out of the ocean snorkeling..

A little dolphin muffin I met in the ocean - "hi little guy hi"

Looking great but scared as a rabbit about to para-sail for the first time ever.

Flying high high in the sky as I always do (maybe not physically but in my mind I am always up there blowing in the wind).

BULA & VINAKA to all the beauty in FIJI