Singing songs at sunset, and preparing Kava in the wooden bowl
Bula!! Fiji wasn't quite what our preconceived notion of Fiji had us expecting, but it was the spirit of the people that made it one of our favorite spots so far. The water was not like what you see in the pictures of Fiji, there was a storm right before we arrived that sent all sorts of debris into the water making it the opposite of crystal clear, but we did find a sandbar that had nice bath tub warm water around the island. We spent the majority of our time on the tiny island of Robinson Crusoe which we were able to walk around in 15 minutes. It was a welcomed change of pace from our hectic traveling in NZ. We slept in a thatch hut and never knew what time it was until a lunch or dinner bell rang. We enjoyed spending time with the local staff, they were much chiller people than the horrid, teenage English girls that were inhabiting the island when we got there. We did a jungle walk at night, they were already very apprehensive about the whole thing, after a few poisonous snakes had crossed our path they were hyperventilating and repeatedly screaming "I want to go home!" we found this hilarious. We partook in the native drink, kava, which is just water and a powder derived from a pepper plant root, the locals seem to love it, and so did Sam, who earned a position as chief at the kava ceremonies for being a true "kavaholic." Our days on Robinson crusoe were very laid back, spent mostly in Fiji time as they say, we played some volleyball, went fishing with a big net and sticks (actually caught fish), made coconut jewelry, watched knife and fire dancers, sat around bonfires, and ate fresh coconuts. It was rewarding to stay in one place for a week, because we saw people come on tours to our island for the day, we were very content to not be rushed off on a boat at the end of the day. If the water had been clear, we would probably have been writing letters home to tell you that we were never coming home.
Singing songs at sunset, and preparing Kava in the wooden bowl
Bula!! Fiji wasn't quite what our preconceived notion of Fiji had us expecting, but it was the spirit of the people that made it one of our favorite spots so far. The water was not like what you see in the pictures of Fiji, there was a storm right before we arrived that sent all sorts of debris into the water making it the opposite of crystal clear, but we did find a sandbar that had nice bath tub warm water around the island. We spent the majority of our time on the tiny island of Robinson Crusoe which we were able to walk around in 15 minutes. It was a welcomed change of pace from our hectic traveling in NZ. We slept in a thatch hut and never knew what time it was until a lunch or dinner bell rang. We enjoyed spending time with the local staff, they were much chiller people than the horrid, teenage English girls that were inhabiting the island when we got there. We did a jungle walk at night, they were already very apprehensive about the whole thing, after a few poisonous snakes had crossed our path they were hyperventilating and repeatedly screaming "I want to go home!" we found this hilarious. We partook in the native drink, kava, which is just water and a powder derived from a pepper plant root, the locals seem to love it, and so did Sam, who earned a position as chief at the kava ceremonies for being a true "kavaholic." Our days on Robinson crusoe were very laid back, spent mostly in Fiji time as they say, we played some volleyball, went fishing with a big net and sticks (actually caught fish), made coconut jewelry, watched knife and fire dancers, sat around bonfires, and ate fresh coconuts. It was rewarding to stay in one place for a week, because we saw people come on tours to our island for the day, we were very content to not be rushed off on a boat at the end of the day. If the water had been clear, we would probably have been writing letters home to tell you that we were never coming home.
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