The Rest

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Ok not sure if this will work, but I will try.

So continuing on, we had a few beers from time to time on Mana. The local beer is called Fiji Bitter and the name really decribes it well. We also got introduced to the fiji drink called kava. Its like a powder in water mixture which involves a great deal of ceremony. So we have the tradional one with a huge group, after which was followed by tradional dancing and fire dancing, which was amazing to watch. We wanted to have more kava because it made us feel pretty relaxed and we wanted of course, to be MORE relaxed. So we started our own kava session. We got the bowl and bought some kava. We went completely overboard and felt really really bad the next morning. So we decided not to do kava anymore. We left that morning and went back to Nadi for the night. We didnt pay which was nice, not because we ran out on a bill, but because the guy just forgot to charge us. Oh well. We spent the night and went to the airport to go to New Zealand. We are now here in Auckland and the weather is much better. The boys got burned really bad and are peeling up. I am ok because of my cuba skin. So now we am just planning out our stay here in NZ and will be down really far south by Christmas time. I hope to publish as much as I can to keep you all up to date.

Miss you all
Dont miss school (sorry guys/gals)

Vanaka
Soto tali
Mike

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Comments

[KATIE...the sister.]

Frig, I miss you
Sounds like you are having an awesome time down there Mikey. You and your damn cuba skin, I'm jealousssss. I totally knew Andy would get burnt, what a boy what a boy! Take care of those two hoodlums for me. I miss you all sooo much, jeez. I will keep e-mailing you whenever I can to keep you updated. Home misses you, especially me. Its weird being an only child for the first time in my life.

[Blair]

You're the man now dog!
Hope you boys are having a blast! I wish I was there with you boys. Another year we'll have to plan something out. Don't forget to put on some sunscreen!