New best day so far.And not just because this is the first blog entry written by me (Chris) but also and mainly because of where we went. For the first time the picture we have to accompany the blog post is actually the place we went! (though others have shown pictures of Nadi, those haven't been the bits we went to)I should start off by saying how the day started. We woke up and said goodbye to the two German girls staying in our room. We spent parts of the last...

We had a fantastic day today on a day cruise to a small island just off the coast of Fiji. We sailed off on 'The Old Lady' and were welcomed aboard with a traditional kava ceremony. The Kava ceremony is one of the most common ceremonial and social customs in the islands. Its a drink made from the bare root of a pepper tree, pounded into a fine powder and then mixed with fresh water, and is regarded in Fiji as "the National Drink". In the past, Kava was ...

Our third day in Fiji now, in a place called Nadi on the west coast. The people here have made us feel very welcome and are always friendly towards us. We have already stayed with people of 5 different nationalities, including a swiss guy called Rico and three americans who took picture portraits of us for their round the world portfolio. Theres a guy from harlow staying here tomorrow. Small world. Had some real tropical rainfall today, temperature dropping to...

Hey guys. Arrived in Fiji after more than a day of flying, and made a good start by getting in the wrong airport transfer bus! Ah well, been to both the pool and beach already, and yes, just to rub it in, paradise DOES exist : ) though offers up a severe amount of burns (unlucky chris). Anyway, our in internet time's up. Peace out y'all! X

Hey guys. Arrived in Fiji after more than a day of flying, and made a good start by getting in the wrong airport transfer bus! Ah well, been to both the pool and beach already, and yes, just to rub it in, paradise DOES exist : ) though offers up a severe amount of burns (unlucky chris). Anyway, our in internet time's up. Peace out y'all! X