02.14.07
St. Valentines
The Warwick, Fiji, 29th December 2006.
01.19.07
Westpac Rescue Helicopter Unveiling
Auckland’s Rescue helicopter today had it’s official unveiling of it’s new BK-117 helicopter, after being in operation for the past 3 weeks. Featuring state of the art equipment, ZK-HLN is now owned by the company, rather than leasing ZK-HHV.HLN features ground avoidance system, auto pilot, and night vision goggles to enable safe flights at night time.
CEO of Westpac NZ, Ann Sherry was there to commemorate the unveiling. 
01.01.07
Fijian Wedding – New Years Day 2007
Kirst
The Warwick staff going the extra mile with frangipani’s
Decorations
Down the board-walk
Marianna & Kevin – First sunset of 2007
Dusk at the buree
12.31.06
Fiji – New Years Eve
Recovering from burns over the body, it’s a quiet day in Fiji.
A peaceful sunrise over the calm waters.
Kirst and I took a taxi to the sister resort, the Naviti, just a few kilometres away. A quick cheap feed, and we were back, as that resort didn’t have much to offer, and all the main restaurants were closed in preparation for the big New Years eve celebrations.
Kirst overlooking the pool after another heavy rain shower.
The evening was filled of buffet dinners, music and entertainment.
Marianna and Kev with the final sun of 2006 setting behind.
And what other way to finish off 2006, with a strong rainbow, over the dramatic dusk sky.
12.29.06
Bula Vinaka! Fiji
Bula, from Fiji.
The start of a 5 night holiday (and some work) to The Warwick resort on Fiji’s Coral Coast.
Kevin and Marianna Billington are to be wed at sunset, New Years day, 2007. I couldn’t possibly think of a better place for a wedding. I travelled with Kirst (www.ikirst.com), and the Billington family to the resort.
Our Air New Zealand flight touches down soon after 8am, and the temperature is already cracking 30°C.
Our shuttle whisked us out of the airport, and through Nadi, stopping at a few local idyllic resorts on the waters’ edge.
It was upon leaving Nadi, that the first (and only signs of the coup) was being staged by Bainimarama.
Despite the intense heat, the rolling hills and pasture are saturated in green. It’s in fact the wet season, where the most rain falls in January – something I wasn’t quite looking forward to!
We continued via the bumpy main highway South-East, where the max national limit is 80km/h. – Any faster, and the potholes would blow your tyres, and break your shocks. 😉
Two hours after leaving Nadi, we arrived at The Warwick, with only one thing on mind – going for a swim.
That idea lasted all of two minutes, before I saw my first of many sea snakes…
The kayak however, seemed a much better option.
The rest of the day, was spent in the air-conditioned rooms, and also made our way to the Club Lounge bar, where for the next 5 days, we had our fair share of free cocktails. Kirst and I also met many great guests, travelling mostly from Australia and New Zealand. (please drop a comment by, and say hello).
With lost appetites due to the heat, it was time for our first Fijian tropical sunset…it was to die for.
