Fiji on holiday

Karinya
Tim And Vicki Schofield, Captain Cal 7 and Jess 4
Sat 8 Oct 2011 23:35
Well, we are almost at the end of our stay here in Fiji.  We have loved this country.  The people are so friendly, so much to see, affordable, and so much left to see, we really only have scratched the surface.
So after Julie left we took off back up to the Yasawa islands.
  this time we went to Waya island, where we anchored just off a real backpackers place.  Obviously this was so we could watch the rugby.  It was pouring down and a small TV is balanced on a small ledge with wires all over the place, this all under a tin roof - classic.  Thankfully it was only Canada vs the Japs.  Meanwhile Callum has found a few local kids to play touch rugby with in the field.  He was like a magnet with his rugby ball!  After the game Tim joins in and so do some of the backpackers for a while - until their beer goggles were put on!  Meanwhile, Jessica has befriended the girls.  Let me paint the picture some more.  This backpackers place is IN a local village, their huts are amongst the locals tin houses.  So when one of the local girls says 'come back to my house and have your hair braided', off she goes.  However she thought they said come and have some bread!!  So in a locals house she finds herself having her hair braided.  See pictures.
We gave ourselves a religious day (it was Sunday) so a visit to the Hindu temple and then the local hariKrishna temple and service.  The former was lots of little areas where you can offer food to the local god, half man half elephant (Have I got that right Shalini??) Very interesting.  Then after that we sat in on the Harikrishna service.  Tim manages to escape after 30 mins but I was not so lucky, I make it to 50 mines and then found a window!  Lots of talking in I guess Hindi(?), some drums and bells, but lots of fashions and interesting lying on the floor and kissing it.  Glad we did it but not sure we would do it again!!!
After visititing the blue lagoon area and this is where they made the film Blue Lagoon, we decided that it was nowhere near as good as The Manta Ray Island, where we had made lots of friends with the locals and staff in the small resort on the island.  Another backpackers place and a great time spent.  Excellent snorkeling just off the beach, I spent hours in there.  We learnt to paddle board and it is much harder than it looks.  Jessica was adopted by one of the local staff, and was helping to wait on tables.  Callum was the local fire starter!!  Thanks guys we had a ball. xx
 
 
 
 
Hindu temple in Nadi
 
HariKrishna temple in Lautoka
 
We anchored in very shallow water - the tide went out and we touched.  both boys are standing
 
 
 
Potential catwalk?
 
 
The braids
 
Just like his uncle Andrew - the joking
 
 
A true springbok fan, see the springbok she is cuddling whi;le we win another pool game
 
Cal on the other hand was burning things, he loves the rugby but a beach fire took precedent
still going strong
 
 
staff at the Manta Ray Island - a great team
 
 
Maybe she could be in the circus -
 
This is the beer tower - with some graffiti!!!!
 
 
Oh dear - its the Rum I think!!