El próximo día a las 8 de la mañana me fui a Long Beach, 5 horas en barco de Nadi. El barco es como un bus que para en todas las islas y e verdad que es como un paraíso, como una postal.

Long Beach era todas las cosas que me habían contado, tranquilo, puros árboles, playa, y como 6 personas, es increíble pensar que hay gente que vive así! La verdad que aunque era un sitio precioso me aburrí mucho!

En mi ultima noche en Long Beach ya después de 2 noches con un grupo de noruegos sin nada interesante que contar los locales nos invitaron a la ceremonia de ´kava´. Es una hierba de la tierra que las mezclan con agua y funciona como un narcótico pero es legal en Fiji. Es una tradición muy antigua y una vez que estas en circulo no te puedes salir hasta que la ceremonia acabe.

Kava es asquerosa, sabe como tierra mojada y me hico sentir muy rara, como muerta de sueño, tuve que beberme como 13 vasos, se me hizo interminable, ya estaba a punto de vomitar pero hubiera sido muy mala educación irme del circulo, en fin fue una buena experiencia pero no para mas que una vez!

BULA BULA!!!

More from Fiji....Well the boat that takes you to the island s is like a bus really, backpacks are flying on & off the boats & they stop at every island along the way. I went up with Paul, a really cool guy from my hostel & we just sunbathed (well until I got sunstroke that is) & listened to music the whole way up, actually that's a lie Paul snored the whole way up so I had to entertain myself.

Long Beach turned to be exactly what I thought I wanted, there were like 6 fijians, 12 backpackers & nothing else, & I mean nothing. The beach was amazing but omigod I was stuck with the most gormless Norwegians & a very creepy Israeli & after a day I was sooooo bored. I was completely black from over sunbathing, I´d read about 200 pages of my book (more than I managed in 6 wks in oz) & I really wanted to be with pissed up backpackers doing the conga somewhere else!

On my last night one of the locals arranged a kava ceremony & I was dead pleased as I was sure it would relieve the boredom. Kava is a herb that acts as a narcotic but its completely legal in Fiji, it kinda relaxes you and numbs your mouth & the Fijians have been using it for trillions of years (well maybe no that long!). Anyway once you´re in the Kava circle you cant leave until the chief excuses you & usually thats until its over.

After 13 half coconut shells full of Kava later & a shadow of my former self I swear I felt ready to die. I could no longer feel my face let alone my lips, I was about to pass out & the urge to throw up was unbelievable & i wasn't sure if vomiting all your Kava on the chief was the done thing in Fiji so I was mighty pleased when the electricity got cut off at 10pm (as it does every night at Long beach) & we were all excused to go to bed!! Mind you I have ever slept so well!!

Some English gals had recommended another resort on an island further north called Coral View so I thought right that's where im going today!!

More when I get there!! xx