Bula!

Almost the best thing about going on holiday is the memories that you'll hold onto. After a hectic couple of weeks jetting off to a Fiji paradise was just what the doctor ordered. It was all I hoped for and more!

We stayed in a resort on the southern coast, known as the coral coast on account of the coral reef. Based on a lagoon our traditional bure (thatched cottage) was complete with our own hammocks and we whiled away the hours taking in the views, snoozing and catching up on that much needed escape in our books.

Food and drink was superb but even the daily morning swim didn't stop the clothes starting to feel tighter by the time we came home. Although it was cloudy and breezy it was a balmy temperature just right for strolls on the beach, day trips and other sloath like activity.

Our return trip was an adventure with our plane home delayed because it was fog bound at Auckland meaning an unexpected overnight stop before returning to Wellington. I guess the downside of southern hemisphere travel.

So refreshed and reinvigorated, it's good to be home. And, it did feel like home to take the scenic route home from the airport - stopping in Thorndon for our supplies and pick up the work clothes from the dry cleaners. Who'd have thought it a year ago we'd be holidaying in Fiji and having a home on the other side of the world!