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Checking out our Reef houses with the kids and Moses at the Shangri-La

Moses, our Marine conservationist after our morning surf trip we race back to the hotel to meet up with Moses who will take us out onto the reef to check out how our Reef Houses are holding up

The reason there needs to be "reef houses " put on the reef is after all the years of damage from thousands of feet trampling the reef's ecosystem. So now little fish like these have a home again nice new coral starting to grow on this one and here is a baby clam shell, this will hopefully grow to be a massive clam shell at first Moses put a reef house here and there, but they recently found out, the fish and coral takes better if they are placed together in formation





Love this shot !! Starting to get dark though, Jacqui alrready has a concerned look on her face, time to go in :-) hit and miss, but even the miss is interesting Moses's little Coral farm

time for a group shot, ready here we go


makes me smile



a little while later, dried off, back at our balcony for sunset Time for some mudcrabs :-)

Another Day in Paradise, surfing Cloudbreak !

how our day starts in Fiji, breakfast, overlooking the coral reef at Yanuca Fast forward 50min car drive and 30 min boat ride, and voila, Cloudbreak in the middle of the ocean, and great waves on offer today.
peeling lefts, frothing, I want to go back again already hehehe view from the boat and we are not the only ones out here after what seems like only 20 min but was probably an hour and 20 min, I get picked up by India on the jet ski that's me behind India on my board. Surfing out here is awesome, epic, but for the kids, must be quite boring just bobbing up and down in a small boat. So time to go explore and do some snorkelling straight into it as is Jacqui the gang of four, and no one else around except the captain on the boat

legs

whazup





my girl There is nothing better than being with your girl when she's happy, smiling and laughing :-) and doesn't hurt if she's looking hot as well hehehe :-) love how the water, like space, just dissappears into darkness/nothingness love this photo of Jacqui, adjusting her goggles view from the water of the surf boat India out front If I did not tell you this was out in the ocean, you would think, looking at the colour, that it was in a swimming pool, stunning colour



one day, start saving, we will stay on this Island, so no need to commute from the mainland for a surf Namotu Island, next to Tavarua Island

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no posts for a while

why is this

 

well, I been doing a lot of manual work, chopping down trees, cutting up all the trunks, mulching all the branches. Then doing some cementing and removing old tiles, getting a surf in still here and there, but basically when I had a chance to sit behind the computer it is to do work, checking emails, planning some productions ( exciting one coming up ) booking tickets, more emails, etc...
So then to sit down and do some blog posts when stomach is craving for food and body aching for a lie down, well, you know what happens, blog goes on hold

sorry about that

 

:-)

 

 

Next day, straight back into the water

Zeus after abour 30-40 min snorkelling, the gang went back in nd India and I headed further out way out of the resort :-) love this shot of India floating and then this shot just as we near the beach again and wht do we find on the beach my girl looking all movie star in her new swimmers. How's that somg go " .... she's got legs  .... " forgot the rest of thw words, but yeah, my girl looking great hot fun times
we love the water

spot of body surfing

got one looking out for another wave ( we are in the rivermouth and it's not that consistent ) all four of them so nice to be back here again



family photo ? so I said whoever makes the biggest splash running towards me gets an ice cream, yes, Jacqui clearly knows she does not need me when she needs and ice cream, and Belle is so like, that ice cream is mine :-) photo op

woohoo, from here to eternity heheheh, looks we just washed down by a big wave ( we didn't ) woohoo lter that afternoon, Evan not feeling too good, stomach bug. So here he is crashed out in his room he's sharing with the girls good sized room and connected to the kids room is our room time for another sunset shot ( and a sunset drink :-) glad we got these rooms we never got this view from the other rooms we always stayed in

Jacqui is getting a good sunset shot from the kids room as well

last shot with a fruit bat flying past

End of our first day in Fiji

and tomorrow is another day :-)

Straight into it :-)

Sydney > Nadi, Fiji, yes, here we come

off to Fiji again for a holiday :-)

tropic zone :-)





after 3 hour plus of ocean, land ahoy click on above image, it's one of my many favourite psots in fiji, the surfiung spots :-) Namotu & Tavarua slightly obsessed hehehe the resort at the bottom right of the photo again ( showed it last time we flew across ) found out some more info about this trip, apparently government has halted work as there was some dodgy dealings going on with worker's uniion/retirement plans and insurance packages ( usual cash under table business ? ) about to land as we fly past the jetty where boats leave for surfing Cloudbreak Nadi !

Rooftop pool at the Pullman hotel Sydney

Next morning after our Helium binge, before checking out we take a dip in the rooftop pool on this awesome autumn day. and I love the view, to the right you can see the opening to the ocean of the harbour and Sydney City and Hyde park to the left, great location





so many smiley faces, not because fashion week is over, or that we are in a rooftop pool...no , because we are about to board a plane and go on hoilday !! mother and son checking out the view

pool reflections in the glass

After the party there is always the fun back at the hotel room

 

Hello Elle Australia !

Elle magazine is coming out in Australia again , after a hiatus of more than 10 years, I'm happy it's coming back ( should never have left in the first place, but I think was more legal than economical back then as to the reasons why...anyway, let's celebrate .. ! )







it was the last day of a long fashion week, so Jacqui takes a much deserved rest, and managed to find a great position backstage. She looks happy, should I be concerned about the look on Belles face as well ?? We snuck the kids in backstage with us, see-ing as it was not a designer show, but more of a luanch party for Elle magazine, showcasing some of the hightlights from Sydney Fashion Week

Lydia shwoing some leg near my smiley face :-)















make way for champagne girls