What do you have on 22 Jaenner made? We have not seen him! We have the International Date Line namely approached from the wrong side. We flew on 21 up short of Fiji - since this line was drawn between days - and then crashed directly into 23 January and landed at the airport in Nadi. So we are now a day younger than her! At my age this is no longer that important, but Quentin has slipped significantly behind its peer group.
The flight was very comfortable, we slept all (although I forget I do my Ohrstoepsel into hand luggage), Quentin in his little crib on the wall. I think we've gotten used to traveling a bit. Jeremy has just moved the stomach (yes, something he may, if he falls asleep after a meal spend in the wrong position) and was very poor on the other leg. At the airport in Nadi welcomed us moist heat, live music and a strict but polite lady who has relieved us of bananas, mangoes and oranges. One should not bring agricultural products to the islands, which is very useful. We had been warned to be somewhat afraid, but they gave us only a piece of paper where it says that we now have a bit less fruit.
We have already Vorhiein Serving coffee with two friends identified that we spend the first few days with them. The first of which we only know that they are called Fee and Api, we wanted to send a taxi drivers to pick us up. But there was no one. Us as we sat in the hotter than hot morning sun, a suffering Jeremy, two sweaty grumpy hugrige children and me and waited and waited and waited (for it may well be that the Fiji time is a bit like the Mexico time) and thought about finally a Plan B. We had no phone number so we sent an email that we have arrived and are waiting. And while we waited then the entire airport has proposed to help. In one of the helpful person who operates a travel agency at the station then we left our warm Sleeping bags and sweaters, and have finally found some accommodation for that day and waited for a taxi which will take us there. And when suddenly a woman comes with a mobile phone and the phone is our hostess fee. It is very near to pick up, coming straight to us. Fiji seems to be a very manageable society. We then drove
to Fee and Api in the small village of Viseisei. We lived there in a typical village house and experienced the typical village life which was great. The doors are always open (otherwise it would be much too hot) all know, the kids snow in and out. Fee and Api do have no children, but children were there constantly (and not just to play around with us). Children look for here, where they want to be just where they eat, where they want to sleep. This relieves the children and parents. We found it wonderful. Our boys had a great time. Already on the first afternoon Caspar remained alone with the bigger village children in the 8 minutes from the beach to play. The sea is very calm and ideal for children, as the largest of the islands surrounded by coral reefs. So break out there, the wild waves, and inside it is quiet and peaceful and forever flat.
We got fish in coconut milk and drove to the next higher city to buy water shoes and umbrellas. Yes
in Fiji is just the unpleasant season, they call it very reassuring "cyclone season". On the radio is there commercials for water tanks and generators, because electricity and drinking water, after wild weather events, a rahre be good. And just before we came here there were the worst floods in living memory. The whole city Nadi was under water, roads and bridges were destroyed, and the worst is the large area of fertile land were washed away and a large part of the crop fell victim to the inundation. Now there is not only the usual power and water scarcity but also a food shortage, the rising prices of course a result. And those who have lost everything, it hits harder. It is unlikely the speed of reconstruction has begun. After only two weeks have been two more in Nandi Third of the shops opened, everywhere there were "flood sale" of sludge product. The road around the island was reopened to traffic - although the Gesteig is still partially in the front yards of neighboring houses. But the villages in the interior of the island, upstream to have now got three weeks in part still no help. The tourists do not look natural. But in the newspapers, it is (although Fiji as military dictatorship actually enjoys no freedom of the media) and we met a woman who is using privately organized.
are currently announced no further twisters, so do not worry. Drinking Water Boil always be the thing to stop, but that we are accustomed of Mexico. And it often is not even water is also ok. We organize ourselves halt. The more expensive food falls for us not so much weight. But who get along with 40 Fijidollar month must (that's about 16 €) can no longer buy at $ 2 tomatoes.
Tourism is the main source of income. But he also brings a strange imbalance. For the 40 dollars here deserves a sugar cane workers in the month, pays here a tourist per night. And these are the less expensive accommodations. However, it
is the best thing you can do for Fiji. Come and spend money. And especially if you live in the cheaper accommodations (ie not from the large resorts) then does the money benefits the local people. And we do also for two other reasons. You meet a lot of more incredibly friendly Fijians and we could do nothing anyway.
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