forever nothing written I know, but Fiji is not just with computers and paved the 4 weeks were spent there, just too short for them at the computer. Yesterday we have now arrived in New Zealand (virtually around the corner, compared with our previous flights), and now the weather is ghastly and report time.
Fiji was wonderful. Despite the "cyclone season" we do not have a single wild Strum and only a few days experiencing intense rain. Particularly over the smaller islands collect no regengefuellten clouds mountains. Cloudy, it was probably more often, but that is for a fair skin type as me, an incredible recreation. And the warm tropical rain stoehrt not even if you from playing in the sea is wet anyway.
it sooo much was going on. We have little other tourists taken. This is perhaps in the way how and where we travel. But it is mainly based on four factors: the economic crisis has been given to a burglary, the last military coup, the not at all the most important tourism partners Australia and New Zealand approve and boykotieren the country until new elections, the "bad" season, and then of course the recent floodings . For us, it was of course angnehm. Where ever we got there we had for the price of two dorm beds in a great room to sleep or had the entire dorm (so to speak a little house with kitchen and bath) for ourselves. The "dead" season, in this case is highly recommended. We also have partners in 4 different coffee serving We slept (a total of 8 nights), which cost us nothing but brought very much. For as we have met many Fijians, their lives in villages and cities, their dreams and aspirations and their views about their country. And although of course many who see themselves or their children to somewhere in the west (after tourism is the second largest source of money in Fiji, the British army!) They all love their country. And we now understand why. Nowhere was it ever so friendly and so relaxed. And so dashing men. And I think it's very flattering to the male rock fashion. Man wears skirt to shirt and tie and shirt. The best are the police, they wear white skirts with red belt and zig zag statements. Our
Boys were of course once again a hit. It must somehow bring them luck cheek pinch. EVERYONE has done it or tried. Even teenage boys who commit otherwise of small children is not so much. Quentin thought it was ok at first, but soon it was him too much. He developed sophisticated evasive maneuver and dodge squeaker.
is of course a traditional Fiji Subistenzkultur where all produce what they need to live, almost everyone has to supply a small farm with roots, fruits and vegetables. But agriculture is of course, have not kept longer so since even here in television and cheap DVD player tray. We met two men who try young people for a free Agriculture Course to inspire. Not so easy. Much land and scrubland facies is no longer farmed.
Fiji is a multicultural society. In addition to the Fiji there are many different immigrant groups. The allerstaerkste are the Indians. They were by the British from the 1870s brought to the sugar cane cultivation by 5 years as a quasi-slave labor to work off their passage costs. Most are then left. This group has brought many cultural enrichments, especially culinary. (Jeremy was to Fiji as thick as ever.) But a lot of tension remained. One reason for that are the land rights. The land is managed by the communities in Fiji. The respective "chief" shared the land. Indians have no rights in the system. You can only lease land. Many cane farmers find such a meager living. But under the last government, the Fijians were anghalten the leases not to extend to Indians. So many unemployed Indians gather in shanty towns around the capital Suva. Although the Kastsystem plays no role (on the ship had to eat all from the same bowls and so it has quite aufgehoert) but there is a bit of a two-class society. Fijians must achieve, for example, fewer points to get a scholarship as an Indian. Basically it was ok yes to the "local" preference (the Austrian universities want that, too), but the Indians have been three generations since, all have citizenship, so what's the difference? They want of course, be especially diligent to achieve something and that sets back a spiral reserv satisfaction of both sides going. There are of course many examples of positive cooperation and friendship, of synergy. Many Indians are hoping for changes from the current coup government, and do not want new elections before the reforms and people see positive effects. Australia and New Zealand say new elections now or we will throw from the Commonwealth. Everything is not so simple.
Jeremy and the boys were here confronted intensively with their British heritage. Of all the coins laughs the young Queen, from school children speak very good English (which was one reason why the boys were much more playmates than in Mexico) and all are crazy about rugby. Jeremy discussed the sport with a taxi driver suddenly and Caspar proudly after the match against England Fiji: "We won!" He also knows exactly why the rugby ball "oval" is: "He looks a bit like an O and a bit like the head of a whale." Quentin
be treated less reverently English Heritage. We have decided it is time to try it with the Windellos again. Without washing the diaper washing is soon no longer funny. It was also in most places no matter if times what. However, it also happened in the living room couch with a nice family and serving - this now to the English heritage - on the England flag from Caspar's collection of flags. We have washed it and do it to him not later rub the nose, as he has treated the Union Jack.
Fiji consists of 800 islands and we visited only 3 of them. The main island of Viti Levu allergroesste, a smaller in the east, Ovalau, and something that a very small, you can walk around in an hour on foot, Leleuvia. It was for us a perfect travel off the beaten track wild (we have taken only 2 Surf guys, but they were very scared) and us a lot of heart shown by Fiji.
From Nadi, it went to Korotogo in the vicinity of Sigatoka, where we were zufaelligerweise the neighbors of an English couple with children at our age. And they had books of Thomas the Tank Engine and some other tidbits our boys miss some time. Lexy The locomotive ride (there is a small Kuesteneisenbahn which transports the sugar cane harvest season and a portion of the transported tourists) was unfortunately fallen victim to the flood. The bridge was washed away in Sigatoka. After all, we were able to walk on the broken bridge and watch a little as she pulls away Diesellock clamped tree trunks. And that's very exciting. Sigatoka is the most important Gemuesemarkt of the country and he was only half full. Many farmers in the region has washed away the entire country.
We made an excursion to the famous sand dunes, played by the sea and saw a lot of rain. Thank God we lived in a well-paved slope and the Electricity was only an hour away.
The capital Suva is a good place to shop, go to the museum (as the shoe of a priest is issued, the eaten by the inhabitants of Fiji has been - devoured the man was not the shoe) but otherwise it is not so great. City halt. Notable: Jeremy was in the gym with our host serving coffee and had no soreness the next day.
We wanted to continue to wait with the boat to Ovalau, but after half an hour in the rain, we found that there is no boat that day. For some reason. So we called a neighborhood looking at a wonderful jungle pond and the next day as a precaution before. Again not a boat. The day after we told but us, "Yesterday there was of course a boat." However, we have time. (And I'm serious, not ironic, it is wonderful to be traveling without stress)
The trip was wonderful, the deep blue water, no rush many giant purple jellyfish over, save fish in front of our bow waves and I think I even have a Turtle seen them swim. We arrived at night in Levuka, a picturesque small town, the first capital of Fiji, where the first Europeans who settled with Fijifrauen have not eaten and traded. This has then developed into a wild seafaring town with plenty of alcohol up to their downfall, and the transfer of the capital on the main island. We were immediately the peaceful, friendly atmosphere captured, delicious, cheap restaurants, now known people chatting on the street is invited. We were bathing in a waterfall, a trip made in the village, which lies in the volcano crater in the middle of the island and the best part: Jeremy and I were on a snorkeling on the reef off the coast Tripp. Those who have never snorkeled or dived for coral reefs: This is a "must do". I've seen it happen before Zanzibar and Egypt and each time I pulled the wonderful underwater world completely under the spell. This time I had but for the first time a "shark" experience. Somehow I had a Haigefuehl and suddenly he was under me. A white tip reef shark. Just a little, a little over perhaps a meter. But anyway, the way they move and if he goes on the same level swimming towards you, which has Gaensehautpotential. He swam around us and later we will have seen one. I was already relaxed. But as I want a really big deal not really. This was most beautiful and rarest but the eagle ray. He had a huge wingspan and incredibly moved majestically away. And swimming in the middle of the swarm of millions of colorful fish, most colorful corals, sea snakes, the infinite diversity of life on the second look.
We then go to our little island paradise, Leleuvia. We had a wonderful little hut, there were only a few very nice other tourists there and a few marine scientists. At low tide we were able to wade in a vast area in the east of the island by the Knoecheltiefe water and explore the underwater world. We are particularly fascinated by the black and white ringed sea snakes, hunting in the sea and then went back to sleep on our island. There were coconuts to throw into the water to catch hermit crabs to beklettern trees, crystal clear waters, golden sand beach and an old pool table in the processed sand. This was the favorite game of our boys. You could spend hours rolling balls. The whole setup was ideal for children. There was not dangerous. The water was flat all around us gently, lots of nice people who care about them. Since you can a bit under Mosquito nets are read. I have read a lot on the island. And there was not even as many mosquitoes.
But on the other island we were bitten badly. Especially after the flood, many young bisswuetige beasts were on the road. We fought with mosquito coil repellents and networks and smeared. But we were still gnaws. This is not only inconvenient but also carries the risk of infecting with dengue fever. That was actually my biggest concern with the boys.
After our time on the beautiful island paradise, it was time again slowly return back to the main island and make us the way to the airport. We spent two nights in our favorite village Viseisei, all of our scattered Habsehligkeiten zusammengeklaubt again (Sleeping bags, sweaters, everything we needed for a month) and then it was back by the wonderful island life. But New Zealand is indeed an island anyway.
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