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Having a Gale of a Time on Rarotonga
02/10/04 It was time to leave Fiji, but with a 5pm flight out of the country we had a few hours to spare, so outside our hotel we hailed a taxi being driven by the tiny but capable 'Deo' and headed for Nadi Town. We'd heard on the Cyber grapevine that Nadi wasn't a town to spend too much time in, so we heeded the advice of the numerous faceless web …
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It's a beautiful island and in some respects quite quirky, everyone seems to own a hen or two and they just wander around everywhere and everyone seems to have family burial plots in their gardens? The locals are very friendly, helpful and welcoming and again as with the New Zealand maori proud of their history and they claim it was their ancestors who first discovered and settled in New Zealand hence ...
Round island, Round coconuts, well rounded day.
... the street on a Sunday morning in Apia (Samoa, for the island confused) and were serenaded on our way as we passed each church. It was quite magical, but not being religious in any way we're not so desperate to hear praises to false gods impressed upon the locals by single minded missionaries from last Century, as aurally beautiful as they may be, it's all a bit wrong IMHO.
So we didn’t hear any coral singing (that’s a reef joke btw), but we’ve found a great ...
Big Fish, Bad Fish, BBQ Fish.
... is in biig trouble.
Greasy and completely inedible sticks of potato masquerading as chips and a fish burger which did indeed have a nice piece of fish inside but ruined by a greasy coating of stodgy batter and some god-awful tomato sauce based dressing on the salad.
We were later told the Flying Boat at the game fishing club is actually the best fish n chips. That was our first choice but when we got there it was closed so we had to go all the ...
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... more live music ... some singing ... a flat tyre ... 3 on a moped ... then flat on one's face for Kat!
I so love this little island, the friendly locals, the new friends I'm making, the sun and warmth, the fun and adventures.
If only this time could last forever...
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