I got up early and checked out then I swopped my used Bill Bryson book with Ben and promised to meet up in Christchurch, New Zealand on the 16/17th to hitchhike around the South Island or hire a car? I then went to the airport and got my flight to New Zealand. I arrived in Auckland around 5pm and was warmly greeted by my relatives Jack and Margaret who emigrated to New Zealand in the 60s (a wise move I have to say). They drove me to their nice house in the ...

I got up early and had breakfast with Ben which consisted of paw paw slices and a cup of tea. I gathered my belongings and checked out swopping email addresses with Swedish Pete and Ben. The Fijians played the traditional farewell song called Isa Lei. I wrote a message in the visitor book and scrawled a message alongside others on the Scottish saltire behind the bar. I jumped in the speedboat with Ben and we went back to the mainland. We checked in to ...

I was woken up hungover at 12pm by Ben and Linda. We had lunch and then due to the heat had a siesta. Later we walked to the beach and had a swim in the warm sea. Pete joined us and we ate coconuts from the palm trees and the milk too. We then waved off Linda as she sailed off in her catamaran back to the mainland. Me and Pete then entered the volleyball competition but the Fijians thrashed us. I walked back to the bure and chilled out. An Irish girl was lyi...

I was woken this morning by Wilfred yelling "Neil get up! Brekfast you vill miss out!" (Breki is only available 8.15-9.15) Needless to say I missed breakfast. I ignored his pleas as my sleep was so good however the mercury began to rise and eventually I peeled myself from my sweaty bedsheets! I went to lunch and had some spicy rice. During lunch I spoke to a Swedish-American girl called Linda from California. Her sidekick was a funny guy called Ben from England. ...

I was woken up by a man shouting "Marisaan, Neel Marisaaan" I stumbled disorientated from my drunken stupour and fumbled with my backpack while trying to open my sleep encrusted eyelids! I realised my boat was leaving for Mana Island so I rushed over all bleary-eyed. I jumped onboard and put my contacts on whilst in a moving speedboat (mission impossible!). It was just after 9am and we arrived in the beautiful bay of Ratu Kini. We were greeted with "Bulas"and als...