center of the universe.
Times are shitty
but I'm pretty sure they can't get worse.
It's a comfort to know
when you're singing the hit the road blues
that anywhere else you could possibly go after New York
would be
...a pleasure cruise"
-Rent
This is the Yasawa Flyer (AKA the Big Yellow Boat),
a high speed catamaran
traveling up and down a series
of 20 Volcanic islands.
(12 hours round trip each day).
The Big Yellow Boat will take me around
the Yasawa and Mamanuca
Islands for 12 days :)
On board flight Air Pacific Flight 671 non-stop to Nadi, Fiji, I
successfully slept 9 solid hours
and woke up in paradise.
In January of 2009, exactly one year prior to my arrival, the main island of Fiji, Vitu Levu, suffered a once-in-a-generation spate of tropical storms, wrecking havoc on the west side of the island (airport town included!). Eleven died, thousands of villagers were forced from their homes and into shelters and hundreds of tourusts were left stranded for over a week.
Cheers to my stellar planning! I didn't realize I was booking my trip during the wet season. When I came across this information about two weeks before leaving, I decided not to share with friends and family, reminding myself that 2010 is a new year!
Alas, my first view of Fiji!
Obviously not the most beautiful sight, but the sunshine is a relief as I wait for my free shuttle from the airport to Port Danarau, home to the Yasawa Flyer. And then I am off to Tavewa Island (I arrive at aproximately 2:30), where I'll enjoy the beach, the sun, good food, scuba and snorkling, and relaxation.
See you on Tavewa!
"If you smile at me, I will understand, cause that is something everybody everywhere does in the same language"
-Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
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