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Hello all!
Apologies for not writing for a few days- the internet connection in Fiji is tempramental and often slow. :)
I have had a great time so far.1 nighti n nadi at the friendliest hostel I have ever stayed in! 6 pounds a night and that includes airport pick up, meals and in my case a trip to the supermarket and help with choosing new shoes! Brilliant! we had a great time watching fire dancers and sword juggling. I was also picked on to have my arm chopped of with a machete! ity was only a (hard) slap on the arm in the end!
the next day I travelled to Mana Island with 2 girls I met the previous night. Mana Island was great! Hostel was rubbish in the sense of being quite dirty and water and elctricity was off and on all the time, BUT, had such a good time! Slept on the beach the first night at recommendation of one of the guys working at the hostel. GOOD IDEA! I loved it. All the other people were sweating in the dorm, I was nice and cool under the stars by the sea. :D I have learnt to dance the Bula dance too!
Bula means alive/life in Fijian and it is used for everything form hello to how are you. It's a great word!
The next day we went for a bit of a hike round the island to find the spot where Survivor was filmed. It was much like copasteering so lots of fun! The actual spot wasn't great in low tide mind... cast away Island (as they call it) is also closed by, where teh film with that name was filmed. Also Blue Lagoon was filmed in Fiji.
In the evening it was time for a crossdressing competition and the Fijian men working at the hostel put in a great show! They loved it!
Yesterday we went to Bounty Island (also known as Celebrity Love Island - LOL!). We got caught in a tiny boat in a storm and it rained so hard we got soaked in like 2 minutes. Of course we has all our stuff with us as well so that all got wet too. And since then it's not been sunny to dry things. So all a bit of an adventure! Got to laugh though! And oh my have I been laughing this last few days. :) Julie (one of the girls I am travelling with) is brilliant and we met this Swiss guy and the conversations have been hilarious as Julie has got a Sunderl;and accent and Swiss's english is good but limited and them two together is all very confusing but oh so funny!
So, on Bounty now. Pretty place and the food they serve us is very good. Less rice and more meat- yum! small though. 20 minutes to walk round the island!
Last night Julie and I stayed up with the staff drinking Kava (the stuff that looks like muddy water, makes your mouth go numb and puts you to sleep). The Fijians just love having a good time and there is always a lot of laughter when they get together. I won't try to explain the jokes and funny stuff because I am sure it is a case of you had to be there. :)
Tonight is bonfire night and I might have a few beers and some kava if it's going round!
Weather is not great today and Bounty is a small island so might get a bit bored. Will try sea kayaking later if it clears up a bit.
Oh, saw lots of white and black tip baby sharks last night! they come very close to the beach as the light from the resort (it's a hostel!) attracts fish. They were so cute!
I am really liking Fiji and I will come back. People are very friendly (genuinely so) and they want you to have a good time. It's ace!
See you soon! Big hugs!
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Angelica Apologies for all the spelling mistakes people!
Pappa 10-04-21 kl.17.05 Hej Angelica! Fiji verkar vara helt fantasktiskt.Perfekt för ett mycket lägre tempo.Det måste vara mycket avkopplande med mycket få krav.Havet fiskarna,stranden,boendet och folket, allt låter jättehärligt.Skall bli mycket kul att få höra när du berättar om denna resa.Hoppas hemresan går bra och att du klarar dig genom askmolnet över europa utan att behöva bli fast i Los Angeles. Många många kramar Pappa
Pappa 10-04-22 kl.22.50 Hej Angelica!Välkommen hem!! Hu vilken resa du har varit med om.Hoppas att resan med Air Pacific från Fiji har gått bra och att anslutningen i Los Angeles(namne till dig)fungerar.Som jag kan läsa ut är du 2,5 timmar sen men du har ju god marginal på anslutningen till BA-avgången.Det skall bli så härligt att få höra av dig.Resan från Fiji är jättelång 20,5 timmar + väntetid +jetleg.Hoppas att du kan sova på flyget. Många många kramar Pappa