Lynette Mercer

Lynette Mercer was born in Melbourne, Australia. The eldest of the three daughters of missionary teachers, the Rev.Dr.Alan & Edna Tippett, she came to Fiji with her parents as a two year old child. She has resided and worked on most of the major (and a few small!) islands of the Fiji Group, speaks two dialects fluently ... with a smattering of a few others including Hindi! She and her ex-husband Robin, built Kontiki Lodge (now Korosun) on Vanua Levu. From there they completed the building and...See more

Lynette Mercer was born in Melbourne, Australia. The eldest of the three daughters of missionary teachers, the Rev.Dr.Alan & Edna Tippett, she came to Fiji with her parents as a two year old child. She has resided and worked on most of the major (and a few small!) islands of the Fiji Group, speaks two dialects fluently ... with a smattering of a few others including Hindi! She and her ex-husband Robin, built Kontiki Lodge (now Korosun) on Vanua Levu. From there they completed the building and operated the original Namale Plantation Resort for fifteen years. It was here that their only child, Richard was raised. See less