Arriving in Fiji

Fiji-May 8-12

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May 23rd 2008
Greetings from Fiji. We arrived at 5am on May 8th, having lost a day going over the international dateline, to a beautiful sunrise and very warm, humid air. It was a struggle to get our bags through customs and find someone who would take all of us and the luggage to our airport, but Gregg was in charge and he found a van to transport us to Denarau. Our hotel room was not quite ready so we stor ... 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