After many hours of traveling, we finally arrived in Fiji. It was 5:00 a.m. local time, so, unfortunately, we weren’t able to see any of the islands as we flew in. However, the 5 hour bus ride from Nadi (home of the airport - no other reason to go there!) to Suva (the capital) afforded us some spectacular views. It was definitely a unique experience. Loud music was blaring, the bus rattled like it was about to fall apart, people were packed in on top of each other… But we loved every minute of it! Especially the stop at the market in Sigatoka, where we bought bananas (very tiny and bruised looking, but delicious) and kumquats. We didn’t realize that kumquats are really sour -- don’t try to eat them on their own! The woman
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