Daily life in Fiji is an adventure for 2 retired Canadians on their 93 acre rural property.
What a busy time here on the farm. I hate to use the word “busy” because it seems to imply that we’ve been running around doing so many things that we haven’t had time to stay connected with people that mean so much to us. Yes we’ve been focused on some pretty big projects....
Just like people the world round, Fijians struggle to adjust their behaviour to reduce the spread of Covid-19. The first case of Covid-19 in Fiji was confirmed on March 19th. As of yesterday there are now 12 cases. All 12 cases can be traced back to 4 returning travelers. Only one of these travelers...
A Happy Halloween to all my friends and family in Canada. I’ve been watching the weather report for across Canada over the past month. Snow has come early to many areas and it looks like there might be snow falling for trick-r-treaters in Whitehorse tonight. I have always enjoyed the fun of Halloween, especially...
It’s been almost a month since returning to Fiji after two months in Canada. Every time that I’ve spend time away from Fiji I experience a bit of culture shock on my return. Generally it takes me 4 to 6 weeks to adjust back to life on the farm. This time it wasn’t too...
As some of you may know I’m currently visiting family in Canada. I flew to Vancouver in mid June and spent a couple of weeks with my father and then flew to the Yukon to spend time with my kids. I’ll be back down to Vancouver mid July to spend another month with my...
This month has all been about beekeeping. We started off the month with attending an absolutely fantastic workshop for two days in Labasa sponsored by the Northern Beekeepers Association, followed by the annual Fiji Beekeepers symposium and AGM. During the workshop we learnt several ways of splitting hives, lots of info on rearing and...
We said goodbye to Thomas at the Labasa Airport on April 9th. After 5 months in Fiji he planned to spend a few days enjoying the sun at the Bamboo Backpackers Hostel in Nadi before returning to Canada. On the April 15th I get a text message “Hey Mom”. I answer back “Hey are...
The Yukon has had a pretty cold winter this year with minus 30 to 40 degrees Celsius for much of January and February. I can’t say that I miss the winter. My daughter Siana and her husband Marc have escaped the end of winter and are now sweltering in plus 30 degree weather. We...
This month 250 coconut seedlings were delivered by Copra Millers of Fiji as part of a government initiative to plant 30,000 coconut trees this year. This initiative is designed to repair damages to the coconut industry caused by Tropical Cyclone Winston. We had applied for 500 trees but the demand for trees was greater...
Tropical Cyclone Mona has finally passed through the Fiji group after almost a week of rain and wind. Today the sun is out, the sea is calm, the laundry is drying, and the solar system is charging. And we’re all feeling blessed to have come through this past week with no damage to the...