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hello from fiji!
Ok, I still can't get my head around this date line thing. we left the Cook Islands from rarotonga at 1.15am and got to Fiji at 3am the next day after only a 4 hour flight. Very bizarre losing a day but means we are 12 hours infront of home time and are therefore living in the future-spooky. Arrived at fiji airport a bit dazed with the plan to wait until morning before finding a hostel. It proved a bit of a challenge getting any money out over here though and Jenny had lots of problems withdrawing money which would have been catastrophic because the only cash points are here on the mainland. We were harrassed by a lady trying to get us to check in to her apartments but we didnt quite trust where she was taking us and eventually found a lovely travel agent lady who booked us in to a nearby hostel and even drove us there at 4 o'clock. Woke up 3 other backpackers as we got in and only managed 3 hours sleep before it was light again.
Got jenny to a working cash machine this morning, had breakfast and then the travel lady picked us up again and helped us arrange our entire trip. We've decided to go to 3 islands, the first is taverwa which is in the Yasawas and we've been tipped off that its the most beautiful, then we go to Niviti and finally to Beachcomber and Mana then back to the mainland for out flight out. Got bed, boat and meals for a really good price so we're chuffed bou that. Currently drying off from the pool (we only managed to escape the room at 4 o'clock this afternoon coz of the heat). It's literally the hottest place I have ever been, he sun is really harsh here. Not entirely looking forward to the boat tommorrow coz its a 4 hour ride and I'm going to be very sick-pretty sure the destination will be worth it though. Once again out of contact for a wee while, wish you were here x
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