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| Serah |
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| Lautoka Waterfront |
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| Traditional Fijian meal |
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| Shower building at the mud pools |
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| Mud pool |
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| Traditional Kava ceremony |
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| Traditional Kava ceremony |
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| Me and Serah |
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| President of Fiji's House |
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| Uprising Rainforest trek guide |
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| Millipede |
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| Getting a lift to the trailhead |
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| Second hostel room in Fiji |
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| Mango Bay Resort |
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| Kava Ceremony at Mango Bay |
I have been in Fiji for about four hours and I already love
it. The locals seem incredibly friendly, everyone says “Bula!” to you as you
walk by, and not all of them want you to buy something from them either! It’s
very hot and humid, but the dorm room at the Nadi (Nandi) Bay Resort is
air-conditioned. You get a slap in the face of hot air when you leave the room
though. The restaurant in the resort is very nice as well, I had the fish of
the day (Mahi-Mahi) on a bed of mashed potatoes and a margarita for dinner. The
fish was delicious, the margarita was okay. They also bring an aerosol can of
insect repellent to your table for your use, light a candle for you, and I got
a flower to put behind my ear, right ear if you are taken, left ear if you are
available.
March 19
The Mango Bay Resort is like paradise. The dorm rooms are
huts, no bunk beds, each bed has a mosquito net. The restaurant and bar are
next to the pool that’s open 24 hours which is then next to the sea. I bought a
sarong (sulu) in Nadi town this morning because we needed one to wear into the
village to cover our legs, and I’ve already used it for a beach towel and a
sundress after the beach and the pool. I can tell it’s going to be so handy on
planes and buses too. We also had a traditional kava ceremony before dinner, to
welcome the visitors to Fiji. I have had kava before, in Australia when Jesse
made it for us, but this was much stronger. I had two cups, but mostly it just
turned my mouth numb.
Earlier today, we visited a traditional village and had a
walk around. The houses are all built by groups of people, not just the people
who will live in them, this makes the process much faster. We visited the
Methodist church; most people in Fiji are Christians. In the church, the pews
on one side of the center aisle are for the women, the other side for the men.
There are sections on either side of where the minister stands for the choir
and the children.
For lunch we stopped at the Natidola (sp?) Beach for a swim,
and barbeque lunch. Natidola is supposed to be one of the nicest beaches in Fiji
and 7th in the world. Whitehaven Beach in the Whitsunday islands is
2nd, and to me, this one was absolutely no comparison. I think
Yallingup beach in WA is actually much nicer. We did have a great lunch of
barbeque chicken, sausages, salad, bread, pineapple and bananas. Most of the
food was bought at the market in Nadi Town and I think the pineapple and
bananas were the best I’ve ever had.
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