Today we had our trip out to Mana Island, pick up was at 7.15am, hopped on a coach to get to Port Denarau and were there in no time. From there we caught our bright yellow catamaran out to sea, the Yasawa Flyer. Nail a seat right at the front of the sun deck. Boom. Slapping on the factor 50, naturally. We were begging the boat to get moving as the heat was so intense. Once we're moving the breeze makes the conditions more pleasent. Passed by South Sea Island, Bou...

10th March Had a really lazy day in the sun. Slapped on the factor 50, listened to some ipod, started by book (thanks Miss McClintick, good read but basically learning about everything thats going to try and kill me in Oz. Terrifying, but interesting nonetheless.). Had some swinging hammock time, felt like an absolute winner at life. In the evening we went to Port Denarau with Kris. He possesed a Hard Rock Cafe card which gets you some discounts so that's where ...

Met Jess at 9am after our free hostel breakfast. She had invited along another couple of folk from her hostel which was ideal as split the price down further. We decided to do a loop round the entire island, following the coast south round to the capital suva and then up round the top of the island before returning to Nadi. It's basically the only main road and the route suggested by the car rental place but it was ALOT of driving. Took in lots of beautiful scene...

So having left LA on Tuesday the 6th at 10.30pm after a ten hour flight we arrive in Fiji on Thursday the 8th at 5am. This means on Wednesday the 7th of March 2012, I ceased to exist. Odd. Could have been a great day. Stepping off the plane I had an overwhelming sense of achievement that I had survived the infinite abyss and emerged with all my limbs and orifices in the correct place. Ideal. At this early hour the temperature is already at 25 degrees. Tidy. Catch...