Fiji Time!
Trip Start
Jan 25, 2008
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Trip End
Jan 25, 2009
Rotorua,
New Zealand
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
A bit of crab racing (hermit crabs)
. So we sat down and he started brewing up this Kava which looked a bit like tea and is made from the bottom of a peppermint tree and all Fijians drink it and we had to do the hole thing a clap before everyone drank it and he did chants and prayers and it was very cool and he was a really funny guy. Basically though as we found out its sort of like alcohol in terms of what it does to you but we didn't have too much so wasn't that bad. After this we knew there would be a catch and he wanted us to buy stuff from the shop but nobody really wanted anything to carry about for the next 8 months or so, so we just gave a donation, to his village he said but probably to his pocket. After this we caught a cab back to the hotel and pretty much chilled out for the remainder of the day, I had a wander around the local area but very hot so didn't get very far. That night one of the guys we met from Australia the rest of his mates were coming out so we had a good night with them.The next day we had a transfer to an island called Beachcomber which once on the boat took about 30-40 mins to get there. When we got off the boat we got a very cool welcome from the workers and got taken to our dorm which had about 150 beds in it and the air conditioning was minimal but I didn't really expect much more. It was almost good though felt more like you were experiencing island life as it was all big huts and sand everywhere. For instance when it rained which it did sometimes, my bed got wet due to it just being a thatched type roof
A Fiji sunset from Nadi
. In the afternoon they had the call for the lunch and we didn't realise all meals were included so we went up thinking we had to pay and then found out it was all you can eat and free so you can imagine my delight! After this we just lay about in the sun and both got a bit burned also swam a bit in the sea which was like a bath it was so warm and there was a lot of fish and coral to look at. After this I had a walk around the island which took a grand total of 5 minutes maybe 6, it was very small but so nice. As there was obviously no where to go they always put something on at night and that night was Crab racing which was a lot of fun and a long build up for a race which was over in about 20 seconds. Between me, kev and 4 other guys we met we had 5 crabs one of which was called Braveheart but we got no podium finishes.The next day the heat had gotten to me quite a bit so decided to lay in the shade most of the day as didn't feel all that great and slept quite a bit. Not a very busy day!
The next day consisted of more laying on the beach and more swimming but we also decided to hire kayaks and kayaked around the island and went out a bit from the shore. While we were out at coral we saw sharks swimming around our kayaks, not big ones mind bought the length of your arm but still sharks!! Again lots of fish to. At night the thing that was on was all these various local dances including a fire dance with this guy with a stick on fire and just spinning it around and throwing it at ridiculous speeds, amazing
Beach on our doorstep in Nadi
.On the next day after 3 very lazy days we headed back to the main land and back to smugglers cove where we spent the night. During the afternoon though me and kev were inside and came out to see a lot of people standing looking along the beach and we went down and seen there was a tornado at the other end of the beach so we headed along to get a closer look and it was pretty amazing even though it wasn't fully formed the water was still swirling round and you could totally see it in the sky rotating. Just sat around in hotel for the rest of the night as it was reasonably busy.
Unfortunately we had to leave the next day as I could have spent a few more days there but headed off to New Zealand at about 9.30am, Vinaka (the other bit of Fijian I know) and thanks for reading again, Px
