Catching the bus

VulcanSpirit
Richard & Alison Brunstrom
Tue 16 Oct 2012 09:23
Fiji has an excellent public transport system. There are lots and lots of taxis (cheap and very cheerful) and a network of bus services of various standards.
The bus below, seen here outside the shopping mall in central Suva) is a third class one - it has no windows. Second class buses have windows, and first class (which go only to the airport 200km from the capital) have air conditioning.  The third class buses seem to be maintained only when they break down - a common sight. But they're dirt cheap and very popular, so the passengers put up with the delay with typical Fijian good humour.