Grand Melanesian Nadi

... and they need a netball coach!!!!!????? hmmmmmm.. seriously thinking bout these options of teaching abroad! the kids were great singin 'if you're happy and you know' and taking photos of us and posing for the cameras! absolutely heart wrenching to leave! We then visited the local women who make jewellery and knick knacks for tourists. Petch ended up breaking something- truly hilarious and literaaly then bought out the womans stall as she felt so guilty! lol. I bought a gorgeous ...

... for almost he entire game, with Adam dragging me across the circle each time it came near until we finally won. I was promised a prize from the bula boys the next morning.

We had another bonfire on the beach that night & sat up with a Fijian guy who was playing his guitar. He was really good & had us all singing 'Don't Look Back In Anger', 'Wonderwall', 'Hotel California', Bob Marley songs & even Chris Brown.

The next morning I received my prize from the bula ...

... Sara.




On our way to Volivoli Beach we drove through Fiji’s capital Suva. Before we left for Fiji we were not sure if we were able to go because the media in New Zealand and Australia were reporting rioting in Suva and advising people not to go to Fiji. There ended up being a media black out and only decided that we would go because John spoke to a Fijian person in a pub who had been in a Fiji while the news was still reporting rioting. As we drove through the ...

... prowess can sing his song by matching the tune to "Give Me Hope Joanna" with the words Give me oh colema, give me oh colema, I gotta a oh colema where the sun donīt shine..), he decided he would write a List Of Things To Do Before I Die. I guess then this is a list of hopes and dreams, one that reflects a potential lifetime of goals and ambitions... After pondering for a long time over the contents of the list, Jamie finally took out his biro with a flourish and wrote:"No. 1 ...

... for about an hour and a half looking for the buoy as the tide was high and the buoy wasn't visible. Finally we dived in at about noon. Diving at a ship wreck was awesome! We got to swim through it a couple of times and we even got to see a lionfish. We dived to a depth of about 26 metres which was the deepest either of us have ever been. After we had resurfaced and climbed back into the boat the captain headed back to the island. Another boat was sent out from ...

... must pay for their children's schooling. That is the only reason he still works on the main island, to give his daughter an education. He invited us to come visit him on a smaller island North of Fiji where he shares some land with his brother where they live indigenously by farming and fishing. After lunch we got back in the car to go check out some beautiful embassies and other government ...

... and make sure I don't carry any of these Fijian critters home. So today was spent washing and packing. In the afternoon I had a swim in the pool at the hostel. As I was sat by the pool enjoying the tropical sun, Jingle bells was playing on the radio. A strange concept to get your head around if you're from northern hemisphere, sitting outside by the pool in the 33 degree heat listening to Christmas songs. Day 290 - 09/12/08 ...

... another pool day and gave us a chance to pack, wash boots (to avoid the New Zealand bio-security police) and - thanks to someone teaching us how to cheat and get internet for free - catch up on things online. Our only experience of note was having to listen to a weird/mad American man of about 40 trying to sing along to what seemed to be a very high-pitched vocalist which he was listening to with eyes closed and headphones on by the pool - much to everyone else's amusement!