Fiji, part 2

Hello everyone. this time, I will be talking about Fiji,
which used to be known as “The Cannibal Isles” because of the
native traditions a few centuries ago. The Fiji islands were one of the last
islands of the South Pacific to be colonized as the natives were divided into
ferocious tribes that waged war quite often and would not hesitate to eat their
war prisoners… Archeologists have found remains of cannibal sacrificing
grounds complete with a place where to store the bodies and big rocks on which
the victims would be cut into sashimi (or whatever mouth watering recipes they had…).
Fiji is also very well renown for its less morbid things as magnificent
beaches, amazing hills, mounts and especially, especially, SURFING. Some of the
best breaks in the world are here in Fiji; Cloudbreak, an amazing wave that
breaks on a reef and can reach more than 5 meters, Frigates Passage, another
world class reef break which also has world class diving, Namotu Left, Swimming
Pools and many, many others. Unfortunately, surfing these waves can be really
amazing but if you fall, your friends will have to scrape your remains off the
reef with a fork… We arrived in Fiji about a week ago in Savusavu with our
friends, the Sporks. The sea was very choppy with 5 meter waves on the first
day (during which everybody was a bit queasy…) but we finally got used to
it on the 3rd day. I’m not sure I’ve told you previously
but during the time in which we have been in the South Pacific, we have not
caught one fish, this has annoyed us a lot for the past 3 months or so but
finally, the fish shortage is over! On our way here, we caught a pretty big
bonito and a mahi-mahi, both were delicious! Savusavu, looks a bit like something out of a western movie,
it is actually not as green as the other islands of the South Pacific and it looks
kind of like Indonesia. The only difference is that there are Indians
everywhere. Unlike what we thought before coming, the water is very
murky here and we can’t see the bottom, which is usually mud, this is the
only letdown that we’ve experienced since arriving here, everything else
is great! I will write again in maybe a few days, once we reach the
Yasawa group of the Fiji archipelago Bye, Ferdinand |