tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post7396744261297728035..comments2023-04-22T20:33:27.970+01:00Comments on Susan A Eames - Travel, Fiction and Photos: ON THE ROAD SURPRISES - Part 8 - QUINTESSENTIAL FIJISusan A Eameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-61751527053788015412016-07-22T17:59:05.827+01:002016-07-22T17:59:05.827+01:00Making me work, AJ? I got them all except the :-P
...Making me work, AJ? I got them all except the :-P<br />Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-13841541445103459222016-07-18T16:34:36.779+01:002016-07-18T16:34:36.779+01:00Five smilies!! ;-) :D :-P :D ;-)Five smilies!! ;-) :D :-P :D ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15243223293334955376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-19155163007744351402016-07-16T09:07:05.454+01:002016-07-16T09:07:05.454+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-26610239799846472252016-07-16T09:06:01.051+01:002016-07-16T09:06:01.051+01:00Thanks, Liz. Savusavu has to be my favourite airpo...Thanks, Liz. Savusavu has to be my favourite airport. They don't just weigh the luggage, they weigh the passengers too (very small planes!).<br />Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-14207458422478066752016-07-15T17:46:29.044+01:002016-07-15T17:46:29.044+01:00Love that departure gate! When we first went to Te...Love that departure gate! When we first went to Tenerife 20 years ago there were only five check-in desks, which we thought was cute! Looking forward to the book.liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-79700239825736133542016-07-13T18:33:22.533+01:002016-07-13T18:33:22.533+01:00Fiji is a relatively short hop from either New Zea...Fiji is a relatively short hop from either New Zealand or Australia - so bear it in mind if you're ever down that way, Keith. Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-47557920808149018342016-07-13T18:31:55.392+01:002016-07-13T18:31:55.392+01:00Me too, Kathleen - I was so excited at the prospec...Me too, Kathleen - I was so excited at the prospect of exploring the possibility of living there... and when it became a reality it was more than I could ever have imagined. I'm glad you like my pics.Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-57781045765071540642016-07-13T16:16:52.755+01:002016-07-13T16:16:52.755+01:00It's never occurred to me to drop by Fiji. I t...It's never occurred to me to drop by Fiji. I think I may have missed something. Never mind, plenty of traveling to do!<br /><br /><a href="http://keithsramblings.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/wordless-wednesday.html" rel="nofollow">Come stroll with me - Linky</a>Keith's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564578491652021492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-29460105038423385652016-07-13T15:24:24.808+01:002016-07-13T15:24:24.808+01:00Fiji has always sounded so deliciously exotic to m...Fiji has always sounded so deliciously exotic to me. I have never been there but I love day dreaming about it. Thanks for the pictures.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15964712984479525970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-74230036690245795492016-07-13T15:03:28.661+01:002016-07-13T15:03:28.661+01:00Thanks, Sue. My aim will be to capture the charm a...Thanks, Sue. My aim will be to capture the charm and quirkiness of Fiji - goodness knows I have enough material! :) Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-37536230577068718252016-07-13T01:01:30.360+01:002016-07-13T01:01:30.360+01:00Susan we only had four days in Fiji but it will fo...Susan we only had four days in Fiji but it will forever be a special memory. I love your photos which have captured the unusual and simple happiness. Best of luck with the book writing too!Sue Slaghthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04279970424098690741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-49352332989756495352016-07-12T15:29:01.210+01:002016-07-12T15:29:01.210+01:00p.s. Ros I can't find a way to your blog when ...p.s. Ros I can't find a way to your blog when I click on your name. Could you give me a link? Thanks.<br />Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-35643676177519235752016-07-11T20:19:16.868+01:002016-07-11T20:19:16.868+01:00It's a great place to visit - the people are s...It's a great place to visit - the people are super-friendly and often inadvertently hilarious.Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-21173017745576233112016-07-11T19:47:20.342+01:002016-07-11T19:47:20.342+01:00Looks like a fun place to visit. I'd even chec...Looks like a fun place to visit. I'd even check out the 24-hour canteen. The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-51308104218889978672016-07-11T14:24:42.838+01:002016-07-11T14:24:42.838+01:00Thanks, Dan. Yes, these are just a couple of examp...Thanks, Dan. Yes, these are just a couple of examples of the quirkiness I encountered time and again in Fiji. :)Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-43416976809067176052016-07-11T12:40:32.507+01:002016-07-11T12:40:32.507+01:00I'd never thought of the word 'handle'...I'd never thought of the word 'handle' as being a verb meaning 'to fit a handle (to a tool)'. But I suppose it works!<br /><br />I love the departure gate, too.Dan Purduehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17931812271782255562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-84536456614404260472016-07-11T09:40:00.380+01:002016-07-11T09:40:00.380+01:00Yes, that's the plan. But it's hard to sep...Yes, that's the plan. But it's hard to separate/realise what would be interesting to people from what became everyday/normal life for me. I'm currently revisiting my journals and diaries because they record my experiences when they were fresh. (If that makes any sense!)Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-10814739603334495982016-07-11T09:36:43.419+01:002016-07-11T09:36:43.419+01:00Thanks, Ros. A book about my life in Fiji seems a ...Thanks, Ros. A book about my life in Fiji seems a logical, though daunting, step to take. :)Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-50702800412890230092016-07-11T09:35:34.381+01:002016-07-11T09:35:34.381+01:00Thanks, Birgit - Fiji was an amazing experience. T...Thanks, Birgit - Fiji was an amazing experience. They did their best at the hospital but if I'd ever fallen ill, I would have gone to the private clinic/hospital in the capital - or worst case scenario - an airlift to Auckland!Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-88597079576706062692016-07-11T08:15:25.542+01:002016-07-11T08:15:25.542+01:00My goodness you need to write some memoirs someday...My goodness you need to write some memoirs someday - they'd be fascinating :)Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-89553530503768742042016-07-11T08:04:53.507+01:002016-07-11T08:04:53.507+01:00An excellent idea to make a book of them. It will ...An excellent idea to make a book of them. It will make very good reading.RosJKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102142180891356153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-64891678589618963772016-07-11T03:58:02.991+01:002016-07-11T03:58:02.991+01:00I am thinking that van is a combo tool place and t...I am thinking that van is a combo tool place and tourist bus:) this is quite interesting to say the least and not sure I would want to be sick on this island. I am loving reading about your travelsBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.com