November 29, 2024

ST. KITTS, West Indies

A P&O Cruise Ship with 5,500 passengers and an AIDA Ship with another 3,000 passengers were both in port at ST. KITTS with us today. The Port shopping, ferries, water taxis and beaches were packed. We decided to get out of town and go to Nevis Island - to explore the more quiet and upscale areas. Below shows port area at St. Kitts and then taxi drive south, with overlook stops to see where both oceans are visible over narrow stretch of land. The Atlantic (rough water) to left and Caribbean (calm seas) to right, looking south toward Nevis. The beaches down at this south tip were lined with umbrellas and tons of English and Germans packed in.

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Private Water Taxi  way to go! Going over and coming back 10 minutes each way! Great ride!

NEVIS ISLAND - Lunch at the 4 Seasons! Rod's quote "this don't suck!"

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Our new friends in Nevis told us after lunch, we had to stroll down the beach to the Sunshine Cafe and swim & get Bee Stung! So we did and the Bee Sting is house special, rum punch, with honey and lemon juice. We each had a mini and left our mark on this place.

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PORT DEARAU, FIJI - Naidiri Village

By Patricia Patrick • December 4, 2025
Today we went to see the coastal Naidiri Village that has recently won the Top Prize in global restoration, for their ocean reef project. The reef restoration was borne out of necessity to solve their dwindling food/ main protein source for the village, of fish. It was started by 2 of the villages rugby players and today is run by the local teenagers (mostly boys) in the village. It was great seeing how empowered and proud they were of their amazing efforts.

LAUTOKA, FIJI

By Patricia Patrick • December 1, 2025
The port agent offered several trips to areas around Lautoka . We chose the trip to Serenity Island Resort which included van and boat transfers and lunch. It was a really nice day enjoying the sun, reef, pool, turtles and amenities!

RIVER TUBING DOWN THE NAVUA, SUVA, FIJI

By Patricia Patrick • December 1, 2025
I organized a group tour for a fun day experience. We had a great day despite the rain that decided to join in. We started with a 45 minute van ride out through the city, into the countryside. Then we got in long boats and went up river to a waterfall, some swam or cheered on the guides to cliff dive. Then back in the boats to visit Sabata Village where 50 family members live as a community existing totally off the land, along the river. Next was a quick boat ride to our BBQ lunch spot. After lunch we got to tube down the river, through light rapids, for just about an hour. We ganged our tubes together with the guide - we had a chain of 14 in my group and the guides totally blew us away singing hymns for a good chunk of the journey. It was truly moving in that place with the rain drizzling and all of us linked together. Loved it!