Monday, September 20, 2010

Bula From Fiji

Watch out Fiji, because here comes Carpe Diem. After what seemed like the endless days of traveling, we arrived in Nadi during the wee hours of the morning. While the lack of sleep was prevalent on the faces of all the group members, the Fiji sun rising over the mountaintops and the excitement of reaching our destination pushed us through our first day. The next morning Ben and Simone took the group up to the roof of the hostel for a morning yoga session. We decided to try and incorporate yoga in the mornings as much as possible. During our orientation, the group quickly became a close family of travelers; all eagerly participating in anything and everything that came to hand. We also came to appreciate and enjoy the local food which consists of curry spice dishes as well as Indian influenced cuisine. The group had time to make friends with one another as well as the Nadi locals (who were all very friendly, especially to Ben who got the pleasure of sitting next to the affectionate Bill the cab driver). On the third day the group traveled to beautiful Natandola beach to celebrate the end of our Fiji orientation. Next, we are headed off to the village of Togovera for our homestays and we hope to continue what has been an amazing experience for all of us.

6 comments:

  1. Love the photo! Thanks for keeping us posted! Safe travels. How do you say, "Love to all?" in Fijian?

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  2. Thanks for the update & photo! Sounds like everyone is having an amazing time. Looking forward to hearing more from all of you! Be safe & have fun!!

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  3. Hey! It was good to see your smiling face Penrod! Hope you are having a great time and enjoying all the adventures!
    MOM

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  4. These posts are a major step up from my push pins on the map I got going. Go easy on the natives!

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  5. Thanks for the posts -- nice way for us to get a glimpse of the goings on. Looking forward to the next post. Best to all --

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  6. Quick shout out to Sam! So Happy you and the group are having a great time! Things are going well here, looking forward to hearing more about your adventure!

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