After attending the International Convention in Melbourne, we headed to Fiji for a relaxing holiday.

The country comprises an archipelago of more than 332 islands, of which 110 are permanently inhabited, and more than 500 islets, amounting to a total land area of about 18,300 square kilometres.

The two major islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, account for 87% of the population of almost 860,000. The capital and largest city, Suva, is on Viti Levu. About three-quarters of Fijians live on Viti Levu's coasts, either in Suva or in smaller urban centres like Nadi (tourism) or Lautoka (sugar cane industry).

The people in Fiji are really friendly, and most would greet us with the traditional greeting ‘Bulla’ as we walked past them.

We had such a relaxing time at a resort called Crusoe’s retreat which is located on the Coral coast, which is located on the southern part of the main island of Viti Levu.

Here are some pictures from the resort:

		Fiji - Crusoe's resort VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

We also managed to go snorkelling off the beach which was fantastic:

		Snorkelling in Fiji VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

One of the highlights of our trip was a visit to the Fiji Bethel in Suva, and a meeting at a Kingdom Hall in Navua:

We hope to return to Fiji again as it was very relaxing and tranquil.

We will try hard to update our blog over the coming months

We haven’t posted anything for some time, so thought we would give everyone a few updates…

We recently enjoyed a fantastic international convention for three days (17-19 October 2014). It was really awesome, and it came just at the right time.

The theme for the convention was “Keep Seeking First God’s Kingdom”.

The peak attendance on Sunday was 70,059 – a record attendance for Etihad Stadium in Melbourne:

We met many international delegates, and also had a banner for them to sign – we were privileged to meet so many:

We certainly were blessed to receive such spiritual food “at the proper time” and we look forward to one day being international delegates ourselves

Well it’s been so long since our last blog post, so thought a quick update was in order!

We recently had the company of Hugo and Marianne – dear friends from Brisbane -  and we went up to the Barossa Valley to do a little wine tasting with them. Here are a few of the highlights:

		Barossa Valley VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

Things are progressing well, and we have now relocated homes again as part of our long term goal to simplify. More news to come soon.