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Suva, Fiji – Saturday, October 10th
Viti Levu is the largest island in the Republic of Fiji, the site of the nation's capital, Suva and home to a large majority of Fiji's population.
The largest island, Viti Levu is home to 70% of the population (about 600,000) and is the hub of the entire Fijian archipelago. It measures 146 kilometers long and 106 kilometers wide and has an area of about 10,400 square kilometers comparable to the size of the Big Island of Hawaii or slightly smaller than Connecticut. Geologists believe that Viti Levu has been submerged a number of times, and has been covered by lava and other volcanic materials. Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions account for the somewhat rugged terrain of the island, which is divided into roughly equal halves by a north-south mountain range. The eastern side of the island experiences heavy rainfall, while the western side is noticeably drier. Accordingly, sugar cane production thrives in the west, while a dairy industry is being built in the east. Fiji's biggest cattle ranch, with 7000 head of cattle in its 70 square kilometres, is at Yagara, halfway between Tavua and Rakiraki. The centre of the island is forested and includes the nation's highest peak Mount Tomanivi (otherwise Mount Victoria) rising to 1,324 meters.
We're sitting here on the street, locals going by just to get Wi-Fi at a store called Jacks of Fiji. What one has to do for Wi-Fi. We're here until 6:30 p.m. and then we head over to the other side of the island to Lautoka, Fiji. A smaller community, hopefully with good Wi-Fi.
The transmission of any picture - big or small is virtually impossible - pictures will have to wait until Sydney.
Viti Levu is the largest island in the Republic of Fiji, the site of the nation's capital, Suva and home to a large majority of Fiji's population.
The largest island, Viti Levu is home to 70% of the population (about 600,000) and is the hub of the entire Fijian archipelago. It measures 146 kilometers long and 106 kilometers wide and has an area of about 10,400 square kilometers comparable to the size of the Big Island of Hawaii or slightly smaller than Connecticut. Geologists believe that Viti Levu has been submerged a number of times, and has been covered by lava and other volcanic materials. Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions account for the somewhat rugged terrain of the island, which is divided into roughly equal halves by a north-south mountain range. The eastern side of the island experiences heavy rainfall, while the western side is noticeably drier. Accordingly, sugar cane production thrives in the west, while a dairy industry is being built in the east. Fiji's biggest cattle ranch, with 7000 head of cattle in its 70 square kilometres, is at Yagara, halfway between Tavua and Rakiraki. The centre of the island is forested and includes the nation's highest peak Mount Tomanivi (otherwise Mount Victoria) rising to 1,324 meters.
We're sitting here on the street, locals going by just to get Wi-Fi at a store called Jacks of Fiji. What one has to do for Wi-Fi. We're here until 6:30 p.m. and then we head over to the other side of the island to Lautoka, Fiji. A smaller community, hopefully with good Wi-Fi.
The transmission of any picture - big or small is virtually impossible - pictures will have to wait until Sydney.
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Tom & Jamie Happy birthday Bob! We're sure Vijay would like to play a modified Nassau with you there. We are following behind you on the Pacific starting Wednesday. We had no plans to cruise until January but Princess made us an offer we couldn't refuse. So we are taking the Skytrain to the Star Princess and heading to Hawaii. After visiting Hawaii we stop following you and sail back to Vancouver however. If you reduce a photo to 600 x 400 and save as a GIF, you might be able to include 1 or 2.