Dulles

Dulles - May 6th

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May 6th 2008
(Sorry for the delay in getting the blog going) After many tearful goodbyes, we finally made it to Dulles with our 550lbs of luggage. The flight to Fiji was not as bad as we had thought. We all slept a little, somehow Graham managed to get 3 seats to himself, Gregg got to play doctor to a sick passenger, we had movies to watch and books to read. Gregg's doctoring skills gave us some clout wi ... read more

Oceania » Fiji » Nadi

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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