A day at Loloata Island

Dawn is slowly breaking as seen from the top of Loloata Island, Central province, yesterday morning, Saturday, March 17, 2012. All pictures @MALUM NALU

A view of Loloata Island Resort from the top of the hill yesterday morning

Bird's eye view of Loloata Island Resort yesterday morning.

Sunrise as seen from Loloata Island yesterday morning.

Walking track on the top of Loloata Island.

Neighbouring Motupore Island as seen from the top of Loloata Island.

Stairway to heaven at Loloata Island..

Another magical sunrise as seen from the top of Loloata Island yesterday.

Sunrise lights up a path towards Loloata Island yesterday morning.

Sunrise at Loloata Island yesterday morning.

Sunrise at Loloata Island yesterday morning.

Loloata Island jetty yesterday morning.

A view of Loloata Island from the jetty yesterday morning.

That's me after a daybreak walk and hill climb at Loloata Island yesterday morning, waiting for the restaurant to open so that I can wolf down some brekkie

Two very tame goura pigeons at Loloata Island Resort yesterday.

In the midst of our al fresco discussions on Loloata Island yesterday, this fella flew in uninvited, and perched himself on my shoulder. Made me feel like that pirate, Long John Silver, and his parrot in Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island!

A child kayaking off Loloata Island yesterday

Walkway around Loloata Island.

Typical waterfront room at Loloata Island.

Crystal clear waters, mangroves, white sand, white clouds and blue sky at Loloata Island yesterday.

The ferry, mv Tahira Cat, about to leave Loloata Island yesterday afternoon.

Bye Loloata Island!

From left are senior staff of The National Peter Martinez (associate editor), Gabriel Singh (former Fiji Times, copy editor), me and former Fiji Times Editor Samisoni Kakaivalu (copy editor) on the top deck of the mv Tahira Cat somewhere in the waters of Bootless Bay yesterday.