Allison and Carrie arrive in Fiji

We picked up the Iverson girls at the airport in Nausori at 9 am on Sunday.  They had a long but no disaster trip from Boise, and slept well on the plane.  We went straight to the Wailoku Ward, and caught most of the speakers at Ward conference.  The girls had an interesting time and enjoyed Sunday school and Young Women.

After Church we got them into Patron Housing and took a drive to central Suva, for the required picture with the guard in front of the government building.


On Monday we drove to Takalana Bay for a dolphin tour and snorkeling.  There were lots of dolphins to watch.  The snorkeling was enjoyed, not our best coral site but fun to have the girls enjoying it.

Lemon tea and breakfast.

Nemo and his father.

Everyone thinks the girls are twins, Carrie on left with Allison.

The "classic" racing the boat while dodging
 back and forth in front of the bow.

We had a bonus add-on walk to a small fall and swimming hole,
a nice fresh water rinse for me.

Tuesday found us doing baptisms in the Suva Temple and then driving to Pacific Harbor for a stroll on the beach.  The weather was a bit windy and cloudy, so we did not swim. Still a good day.


Wednesday we had a bus ride to central Suva for shopping.  We were able to see Timoci Wainaqola at his work to see goodbye. Liz had sent some memento Temple recommend holders with the girls for us to give to people, with our email on them, so I gave him one so he can contact us if he wants to.

Wednesday afternoon we were all in the Baptistry, this time with the YSA and school youth.  It is so fun to have a mixed cultural group together for the same purpose.  The girls were baptized by a pre-field missionary from Tahiti, waiting a visa for Quebec.  So worded in French for them.


Wednesday morning we did Suva central, shopping, market, lunch with a T-rex.

Thursday we went to the Fiji Museum and had lunch at Bula McDonalds on the way back to the Temple.  The girls did baptisms every day, hearing English, Karibati, Fijian and French.

Banaban warriors with puffer fish helmets.

Thurston Park derelict fountain.

Bishop Savu;s new boat

Bishop Savu and Rodger

Meir, Carrie, Emmy Savu, and Allison