Airport security’s done on a little bit smaller scale on Taveuni; this gentleman was hard at work, doing something airport-related, with his back toward an open door.  No one stopped me from taking a photograph, and I wasn’t pulled for additional security screening when we left.  In fact, there wasn’t any kind of security screening when we left.

I like the glass jalousie windows – not all the houses on the island had glass windows, but the ones that did had jalousies.  I liked the worn furniture.

But mostly I liked the reminder, pinned to the bulletin board, that the sea is a friend to no one.

Matei Airport
Taveuni Island, Fiji

photographed 7.6.2013

The benches at the open air boarding lounge at the airport are well-worn by the comings and goings of visitors to the island.

If you’re not up to the hour and half flight over from the international airport at Nadi, the only other way to get to Taveuni is via ferry.  We were told that the crossing takes between 18 and 30 hours, which is kind of a wide range, and cuts significantly into a vacation.  The plane’s looking like a better option, isn’t it?

Matei Airport
Taveuni Island, Fiji

photographed 7.6.2013