BEFORE YOU SAY I DO! 105 of which are uninhabited. The largest islands are Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. International Airport, on the west coast of Viti Levu, is the gateway to Fiji. Near the airport, there are about a dozen first class hotels, many situated on islands. In Fiji, it is typical for visitors to stay in small thatched or tile-roofed cottages called bures. Beachcomber Island, 11 miles offshore on just five sandy acres, is one hotel near Nadi that is quite popular with honeymooners. With 14 bures (large traditional Fiji houses), 12 lodge rooms and a dormitory, it is the most informal of the resorts near Nadi and not expensive. Vitu Levu is encircled by a 317-mile road. More than 40 miles from Nadi along the south shore, the road hugs what is called the Coral Coast, a 60-mile stretch of white sand beaches developed into a major resort area that embraces almost a third of Fiji's hotel beds. Here, the Pacific Harbour De- velopment, a Mediterranean-type resort, features complete villas for rent and the only 18-hole, fully-irrigated golf course with golf carts in the South Pacific. The Fijian Resort Hotel is a 364-room luxury resort located on an 100-acre island 35 miles from Nadi on the Coral Coast. This is a full-scale resort with two swimming pools, dining rooms, a nine-hole golf course, lawn bowling, sports, horseback riding, dancing nightly, and a distinctly Fijian-style amenity — fire walking. A rare rite done to cleanse the spirit, in which devotees walk on hot coals, fire walking is guaranteed to light up just about any evening. The Hyatt Regency just off the Coral Coast on a man-made off-shore island. „.,,o , y4 .,,,‘ , 0, ■ \$;41%,A ;A% Our Gift To You . . . A Free Place Setting With Registry and Purchase of Flatware, Crystal, or Dinnerware For 12 Let Our Qualified Bridal Consultants Assist You With All of Your Selections RodenY\\\a ) Asymmetric SI ad es gift shop at Applegate Square Northwestern Highway 354-0066 Many travel agents recommend the four-night Blue Lagoon cruise. A large, comfortable power boat transports a group of about 40 from Lautoke to the beautiful Yasawa Island, part of the Great Sea Reef. The fee, about $370 per person, includes meals. THE JEWISH NEWS 97