Blogs from Viti Levu, Fiji, Oceania - page 11

This morning I got up at 7. Again the weather was scorching so I piled on the factor 25. We headed out on a jungle trek (well.. those who could be bothered) the first hour was just constant uphill and everyone was literally dripping with sweat as it was quite exposed with no shade. It had been raining constantly in Fiji for a week before I arrived so the whole path was very slippy and muddy with red clay but very unlike me I managed to stay on my feet for the whole time! After another couple of hours walking through the jungle we reached a river which was nice and cool although very brown and muddy - have absolutely ruined my trainers in the first few days!! After some well desterved lunch - I was ... read more

Going to Fiji was a rather surreal experience as not only did it mean we had entered into our final two weeks of our world adventure but it also meant (hopefully) paradise. Our decision to base ourselves in one place for the entirity of our Fiji experience was not taken upon lightly, but with dwindling funds and the essence based on chilling, this seemed the most appropriate way. This choice could not have turned out more perfect, our base on the Coral Coast, on the main Island Viti Levu, was beautifully located on the beachfront with a palmtree back-drop. Although the hostel was a good 2 hour drive from Nadi (pronounced Nandi) airport the time flew by as we soaked up the sights of our new surroundings. Fiji has quite and Asian feel with a back ... read more

Had a nice sleep without any damp bedding! hurray! Done the washing and had a nice lie in - luurvely! Decided to go into Nadi town today so we got sorted and jumped on the local bus! All the kids were staring at us as we're white which was funny! If you gave them a smile though they would give you a cheesy grin back! Well cute! Anyhow, Nadi town centre is erm, how would i decribe it! I am not sure, some bits are run down and some bits aren;t. We asked a man for directions on the bus and he was an off duty policeman - always handy! and showed us the way - good old Jo - He likes manchester United! He watched them win the other day as well apparently?! anyhow its ... read more

We visited another village today and had a Kava ceremony, then the girls weaved braclets while the boys finished the Kava! I can't say that I objected too much to this, Kava looks and tastes like dirty water! The next activity was Bilibili rafting, we rafted down the river and then stopped to play volleyball in the mud on the bank with some local boys. The mud was disgusting, it smelled really bad! We all had a great time though and after the vollyball we all had a swim in the river to clean off. We rafted back to the bus and had a competition to see who could get there first, my team came second. We played some games at the hostel this evening: crab racing (my crab was the last to leave the circle), ... read more

I arrived in Fiji yesterday and it was pouring it down with rain. I started on the Feejee Experience bus today from Nadi to the Coral Coast. We've had a few showers today but the weather has been mostly good. First stop was the Nadi markets where we bought pineapple on sticks and then we had some time to look around the town. The next stop was at Natadola beach where we had a BBQ and chilled out on the beach, until it started to rain. Some local children were at the beach selling shell jewellery and giving horse rides. We played football with some local boys and then got back on the bus and went to a village called Malo-Malo where our guide, Cam, took us into an ex chief's house and talked to us ... read more