I arrived in Fiji yesterday morning to be greeted by a Fijian band playing in the airport! After sorting a taxi to the marina and a boat to my first island i learned all about 'Fiji time' very quickly! They are basically extremely laid back people who don't really have a concept of time, which works perfectly with me! After having a lovely fry up and couple of beers in the marina, i got on the boat which took me to my first island, about an hour and a half journe...

The trip started off with a bit of a panic as on route to Heathrow the traffic was a nightmare and I only made check in with 4 mins to spare! After that though things calmed down and the flight to LA was very good. I landed in LA at 7.30pm and headed straight to my hostel to be greeted with a free BBQ and free Budweiser night, which I took full advantage of! The following day Ben Smith (old school friend I haven't seen for years) picked me up early doors and took...