Jerry, DeeAnn, Shelbee, KayDee's visit June 2014

A Fijian Visit from Jerry, DeeAnn, Shelbee, and KayDee

After their week on a cruise/dive ship, they spent three days with us. 

 We all went to the temple and then we took them downtown Suva.

(I hope Jerry will take pitty on this poor picture and email me the

original--this pic was downloaded from facebook!)

 

Took a break at the MHCC bakery for a snack

Lunch at Pacific Harbor on our way to the Warwick Resort.

We couldn't resist taking a pic of this sign at

Baca Blues Restaurant--David's Moto

"One cannot think, sleep, or love well if

one has not dined well"!

Ready for a game of cards on the beach!

 

Or maybe we should eat again!

We did enjoy our breakfast buffet before 

pool time and snorkling!

The breakfast staff singing at the top of their lungs

Isi Lea--Fijian Farewell Song.

Ready for our beach day--again Jerry--I need the original!

David's first steak in Fiji!

pretty much all we did was eat!

We spent some time at the Radisson Resort on Denarau Island

before taking them to the airport.

Caught Jerry a little off guard....good thing I didn't post the picture

we took of his backside!

Beautiful Beach walk at the Radisson.

Our own "Bachelorette" Beach table.

No we did not afford to eat here!

Shelbee and KayDee enjoying their last horrah in Fiji!

Interesting...dinner in the pool at the Radisson!

More May 2014

 Delivering missionary supplies .....

a great excuse to spend the night on the

Coral Coast at the Warwick Resort!

Nice Mother's Day retreat!

 Beautiful Fijian Sunset!

 Elder and Sister Wells came along.

 David breaking open a coconut!

Something he always wanted to do!

 Farewell to Elder Checketts...

AP when we got to the mission.

 We are so famous in Fiji, they even named a 

downtown walk-way after us!

Look who we ran into at church--

One of Nathan's baptism!

She was a just a young girl when he

he baptized the whole Matanasiga  family!

Now she has children of her own!

Labasa Visit 5/2/14

 David and Willie, his home teaching companion.

He has received his mission call to Tacoma, Washington.

He leaves in July.

 The sunset was beautiful that day...very pink.  

By the time I got the camera out,

it was fading quickly.

(just happened to walk out of the office at the

same time as Sister Klingler!)

 This is where the Naduna Branch meets (near Labasa)

Pretty sure they could use some new tarps which they

drop down when it rains!

 This picture was taken on our way to the beach near Labasa 

on the island of Vanualevu.

It really shows the difference in the scenery from the island of Viti Levu

where Suva is located.

 It's rice season!  They lay out their rice on the ground after it is cut,

then walk on it and rake it to harvest the rice.

 Pictures from Korovatu Beach near Labasa

The coconut grove is very beautiful...but be careful walking through there!

  David said he found a beach house and a boogie board...

all he needs for the beach! 

Everything purple...even the outhouse!

It's interesting that the outhouses are always

located closest to the road!

Nasivikoso Village Trip April 2014

Pictures from our trip to the village of Nasivikoso
3 hours on a dirt road into the interior of Fiji (Vitilevu)

April 24, 2014

We drove most of the way through think green folliage.

It seems we found Adam and Eve's fig leaves!

We were told this bridge was washed out, but David had to chance it anyway!

Glad the road crew was ahead of us!

Took this picture to show the woven walls 

on this little house we passed by.

The village welcoming committee!
They lined up to have their picture taken!

As soon as we took their picture, they striped and dove into the pond-came up on a rock

and gave us a thumbs-up to have their picture taken again!  We just pretended-

We didn't want to take pictures of their bare little bodies!

These boys entertained themselves by going "pony skiing"!

They hung on to the rope while the pony pulled them through the water!

This little guy followed us around to have his picture taken.

His Grandpa is the church unit leader so we were invited to their home.  

 

This is their home outside-

inside below....

 

We sat on the floor while they sang church songs in Fijian to us!

The little boy in the corner sang

"I want to Be A Missionary Now"!

This lady was cutting Kasava root for dinner.

They eat it like potatoes.

Inside the Village Church-

 outside the church below.....

Happy Missionaries! (Elders Roberts and Tukia)

We brought them an ironing board, a mop and a water filter!

Inside the missionary flat. This is their refrigerator! 

(Ice chest that will work with the solor power on their roof)

Elder Terry explaining about the water filter

Elder and Sister Decker in the missionary's kitchen/laundry room.

The buckets are their clothes washer!

Getting their picture taken is a real treat for these kids!

This is the village farm.  

It is way down from the road (it looks level in the pic)

The Village is the "Real"  Fiji - such a contrast to the paradise at the Warwick Resort!

We stopped here on the way home.  This is where we stayed 15 years ago when

we came to pick up Nathan from his mission. 

We'll be back!