Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Drive around the island


So, it was cloudy and rainy. The hotel shuttle bus driver just happens to have a brother who has a taxi who could drive us around the island. We walked through the first Fiji village in a downpour and couldn't get to another place because of the flooding on the road. Well, as our driver noted, this is the rainy season! Come in May, June when weather is good! I should have done more research and not relied on less expensive flight rates. So, no beach for us, no sailing to outer islands. Nonetheless, the day was fun as our driver talked about his community and life. It is a very beautiful, lush and friendly place. He took us to a town where we could have lunch and dropped us off. It had chicken and fries, fish and fries, fries and more fries. We went back to the cab and asked if he could take us somewhere more local.

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