Sunday, February 3, 2013

Day 7 - Sailing, Dolphin Safari, and island hopping

Our last full day of Fiji and we made the most of it!  We took the kids out on the Hobie to sail, as we loved it and were now comfortable enough to take them with us.  They really enjoyed it and it was so fun to be out in the ocean, just the four of us, on our own little "boat! ;)  We then had signed up to go on the Dolphin Safari, so we sailed back to shore and then hopped on the boat for our safari.  It ended up being a lot more than we expected!  So amazing!  We got to see quite a few dolphins, but because it was a bit choppy, they weren't doing as many tricks as usual.  He then took us to this amazing place where there is a shallow sand bar right in the middle of the ocean!  It was one of the most breathtaking, amazing things I've ever seen.  The water was so beautiful and felt like bath water.  I was amazed!!  We all got out, played in the water and on the sand bar, and snorkeled.  The snorkeling was even more amazing out there!  It was also really fun to do it together as a family.  Ahhh....I want to go back!
He dropped us off at another resort, Plantation Island, to walk around and then he met us back on the other side.  It was interesting to see a different resort, but we MUCH preferred Malolo.  We stayed at the best resort - FOR SURE!  We hopped back on the boat and made it back to Malolo in time for lunch.  Yes, we did all of that in the morning!!
 ready to sail!

 On the boat, ready for our safari!  Lance with his new friend, Luca

 some of the dolphins

 Our first glimpse of the sand bar - incredible!



 a sign up at their dining area (they call them swimming costumes in Australia, not swim suits!)
 walking along Plantation Island
 a runway - so small and "local"!  I thought the sign was funny!
 Crazy how the trees were growing like this
some of the houses on Plantation Island

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