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View from plane flying into Fiji

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View from plane flying into Fiji

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The very small prop plane that flew us into an island in Fiji

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Notice how you can see the pilot...

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View of our island from the plane

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View of Matangi from the plane

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View of Matangi from the plane

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Me snorkeling

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Can you tell that this is my first time snorkeling?

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Me snorkeling...not a very attractive picture!

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Some fish in sea grass

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Sea grass

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View of Matangi from the kayak

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A vow renewal ceremony on our first day at Matangi.

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View of Qamea (another Fijian island) from the kayak

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Coral reef

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Qamea

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Another view of Matangi from the kayak

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View of the deck/lounge area of the island

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Matangi. Notice the treehouse in the background.

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Some guy fishing...Sammy was so excited!

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Me in front of our bure

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This is the view from our bure. We had the whole point. Notice the hammock in the background.

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Sammy in front of our bure.

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People from the resort singing to a couple that renewed their vows earlier in the day. The owner of the resort, Flora, is in pink.

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The pool at night

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They would play the drums before every meal.

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Me lounging with a cocktail by the pool before dinner on our fist night. It doesn't get much better than this!

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Jonathan the bat

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Tavoro waterfalls in Taveuni

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A village at the waterfalls

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We had to cross this creek to get to the second waterfall. It was a little tricky!

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Sammy's famous shots from under the waterfall. I'm guessing this is the point where he lost his glasses...

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Sammy and I about to jump off of the first waterfall. This is when I bruised my butt! Ouch!!

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Sammy and I about to jump. Notice how small we look compared to the waterfall.

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Everyone on the boat leaving Taveuni

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Gecko living in our bathroom

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Inside our bure

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Sam the dog

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Piggy

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Robert

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The group singing a song to some people leaving the resort

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Our morning ritual-drinking coffee on the deck.

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Relaxing in our hammock

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The locals teaching us how to make/drink kava...this was cool!

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Sun setting on Matangi

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The pool in the evening

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These shells had a spigot above them to wash the sand off of your feet before going into the dining area. The toads loved to sit in them at night.

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Sammy and I relaxing by the pool before dinner

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Snorkeling at the ship wreck, where Sammy left me for dead :)

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Private picnic at Horseshoe Bay

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Snorkeling in Horseshoe Bay

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Sammy relaxing during happy hour with one of the many resort cats

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Jonathan

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Jonathan actually tipped this glass over and drank the beer out of it. It was hilarious!

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Matt and Kim going on their first dive

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Sammy just cracked open a coconut...it was yummy!

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View from our bure

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Sammy is placing the coconut next to a land crab hole to try and see them that evening.

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Sammy relaxing in the chairs on our porch

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One of the many tiki torches on the island. They would light these at night. It was absolutely beautiful.

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Sitting in front of the activities center

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Sammy playing volleyball with some other guests and Tom.

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Our private dinner on the deck. Notice the flowers.

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We had a visitor at our private dinner...just like being home! Notice the candles and rose petals on the floor.

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Our table was right inside the door's on the deck. It was windy/rainy that night so we couldn't eat outside.

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Sammy's land crab bait...a coconut.

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View from our hike

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Views of horseshoe bay from our hike

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A village on the island of Qamea

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A ccow that we saw on our hike

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Banana spider...these things were huge!

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Goats on the island

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A bull that was standing in our path during our hike...he was a little intimidating!

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This is the coconut plantation on the island. It was breathtaking!

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They burned all of the fallen leaves and debris from the palm trees on the plantation to keep it clean.

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The village that we visited on the island of Qamea

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The kids were at school playing rugby...and they were rough!

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One of the Fijians' favorite sports-volleyball!

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More rugby

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In the library at the school

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Artwork that the children made. They were so creative and talented.

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These were the youngest school children...they were adorable and loved the camera!

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As soon as the teacher walked out, they went wild! It was hilarious!

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These are some of the older children.

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These are the oldest children at the school, about to move into high school.

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Sammy loved the pineapple

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Some of the children would come from other islands to go to school. Here, they are leaving and going home for the day.

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These two children were so adorable. They wanted to dance and sing for me.

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The women's group in the village made us some traditional Fijian food. We sat in one of their homes and participated in tea time. What an experience!

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On the way back from a dive, Matt and Kim took some photos of a pod of dolphins and whales.

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This is the path leading into our outdoor shower. It was lined with beautiful greenery.

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Sammy in the shower. Notice the tiled seahorse on the floor.

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More pics of our bure

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Sun setting on Matangi

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Our own Corona picture!

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The pool and dining area right off of the beach!

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The word's smallest gecko on a straw

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Sammy and Matt trying to play the drum before dinner. They definitely were not as talented as the staff!

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Jonathan flew under Sammy's chair during dinner.

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The band playing during dinner...they were amazing!

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The band playing some music and drinking some kava.

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They would make new flower arrangements every day. Beautiful!

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They would turn down our bed at night.

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A baracuda

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These are the lei's that they make for each guest on the day they are leaving. We all dropped them in the sea as the boat did it's final pass by the island. Legend states that if your lei makes it back to shore, you are destined to return.

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The staff singing to guests who are arriving.

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The staff started singing to us about a half hour before we left the island. It was very moving.

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This is the airport in Taveuni. It was literally a shack with a landing strip.

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I was way too close to the pilot. Very unnerving!

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Views from the plane, leaving Matangi.

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A bunch of us left Matangi on the same day and were on the same flights into L.A. So, during our layover in Nadi, Fiji, we all went to a Hibachi restaurant.

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