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September 29th 2008
Today Matt woke up feeling terrible. He’d had a dodgy stomach all night so I left him in bed and went down to breakfast. By the time that I’d come back up to our room I also felt quite poorly again. Neither of us was looking forward to getting on the boat to move to Oarsmans Bay, but at least I was pleased that I didn’t feel anywhere near as bad as when I’d been ill earlier in the week. ... read more

Oceania » Fiji » Yasawa Islands

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Fiji became independent in 1970, after nearly a century as a British colony. Democratic rule was interrupted by two military coups in 1987, caused by concern over a government perceived as dominated by the Indian community (descendants of contract la... ... read more