Fiji

Fiji
Wed. Nov. 4 and Wed. Nov. 4

You read it right. We got back the day we lost going to Australia today. On the first Nov. 4th we went to Fiji.
On the second Nov. 4th we are at sea. :) We have to change the clocks ahead an hour tonight to further confuse the situation. Oh well, this will probably be posted on Thurs. Nov. 5...I think.....

Fiji never got the memo that Joe and Judy were arriving....It poured. By the time we arrived at our excursion destination (the Fiji Cultural Center) the rain had stopped and we managed to see the Fiji Firewalkers and a demonstration of life in a Fiji village of the past. Did I mention they used to eat people? Blech!

The countryside was lush with tropical vegetation but the little villages we passed were depressing. We were in Suva and they get a lot of rain where as the other major Fiji Island (Vanua Levu) is the one that gets the sunshine. We did not get to see beautiful beaches in Suva. Our guide told us that the resorts are located on the best beaches and most of the beaches in this part of Fiji are black sand. The sand on Vanua Levu's beaches is white.

We had a nice warm sunny sea day today and enjoyed the aft pool. Tomorrow is Apia, Samoa. We have a tour of the island and a beach stop. We hope to be able to go for a swim.