Considering most people don’t leave their hammocks while in Fiji, we did quite well these last 10 days. Tanya and I rented a car in Nadi yesterday to drive down the Coral Coast. When we reached Suva, the capital, 3 hours later, we took advantage of the modern movie theatre and watched the new Jim Carrey movie (new here, at least).

Today was another example of the journey being the destination – we extended the rent on the car to drive an hour in the opposite direction to Lautoka. We parked the car, grabbed a cold drink, and then I drove back to Nadi…which made the return trip a scarier adventure. The car wasn’t stick shift, but they drive on the other side of the road and the steering wheel is on the opposite side too. Besides consistently turning the wipers on when I meant to indicate a turn (a harmless mistake), I nearly hit a bus, a tractor, a few telephone poles, and a “Road Work In Progress” sign. I suppose I favored the left side a bit (“A LOT!” Tanya corrected after reading this).

A look at how Fiji flew by:

1/8 Flew from Brisbane to Nadi, spent the night in Momi Bay
1/9 Drove through the mountains to get to Nasivikoso
1/10 Spent the day in the village
1/11 Left my family and returned to Momi Bay (on Fiji Time)
1/12 – 1/16 Island hopping
1/17 Rented a car to check out Suva
1/18 Road trip to Lautoka, soon fly back to Brisbane

I lived in a traditional village, lounged on idyllic islands, and looked at the nation’s 3 biggest cities. There’s nothing not to love about Fiji, but all good things must come to an end.

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