Sight seeing with Dave and Judy Parrish

Dave and Judy Parrish came for a visit in November 2014.
We met them at the beautiful Outrigger Resort on the west coast.

The view from our room.

We stayed in a room in a building that was exactly the same

 the bures...just not a bure!

An early morning stroll on the beach for Linda while David watched!

Lillie Pads all in bloom at the Outrigger.

We showed them around town.

The cemetary-if Fiji you are buried above ground!

 and a busy day the market.

The guard at the Prime Minister's Palace

He stands completely still except every 15 minutes he marches!

Dave and Dave at the beautiful chapel on top of the hill at Korovo.

The member's house that watches over the chapel--this is 9 year old Moses.

Inside the home with Moses' sisters.

Notice no furniture, but a stereo in the corner!

Maybe you would live in a house like that to have a beautiful

place like this to hang your laundry to dry!

This is the "house boat" David always drives past when going to missionary 

houses in the villages near Nausori.  The are trying to make it look like Noah's Arc!

Navoua River Trip #2 With President and Sister Layton and Dave and Judy Parrish

READY TO GO!

Nauvoa River Trip #2

Our boat mates are President and Sister Layton, Dave and Judy Parrish.

Off we go!

I think the Laytons are really enjoying their very first P Day excursion!

Dave and Judy hiking to the waterfall.

Of course, you know who is always the first one in the water!

The Laytons on the trail back to the boats.

We passed the village people on a billy billy taking their products

 down river  to sell in the markets. 

Most of the time they earn just enough money to get a 

motorized boat ride back to their village!

Now it's our turn on the billybilly...not the most comfortable ride!

Thank goodness it was a short ride in the billybilly!

David was the first one to get a coconut drink!  He really likes it....not me!  He can have both straws!

Only the men get to participate in the Kava ceremony!

Some village entertainment.

David was NOT the first one to get up and dance!

President and Dave P. were willing participants!

Pobably the best part of the village is a visit to the preschool!

The drums beating tell us it's time to go!

Orchid Island Village and Tukavesi Village

 Orchid Island (not really an island) near Lami Town

once a thriving, busy cultural center now has been abandoned.

One of 3 remaining traditional Fijian Temples 

The insides remain in very good condition with

all the poles wrapped and shell designs on the walls

Elder Collins admires the inside

Foot bridge leading to what used to be a zoo

The path led back to where there are some artifacts and a mural.

Some of  the beautiful flowers flowers there

  

One huge tree on the road to Tukavesi Village on Vanualevu.

We passed this house that the walls are completely woven.
 
 This is an LDS church on the hill in the village of Tacilevu

See the pineapples growing!

The path to the church and missionary flat in Tukavesi.

The sidewalks were done by a humanitarian group.

 

This is the church at Tukavesi--outside and in!

The missionary's flat.

Elder Banks and Elder Saumaki pass their flat inspection!

A river runs through it!