Viti Levu (Nadi...again!)
On our last day in Fiji we decided it was time to do the cultural thing and book onto a village tour! The guy that sold it to us told us he'd throw in a few extra stops but little prepared us for the day ahead!
After the mudpools we visited the local village. This happened to be the village where (apparently) the first Fijians set foot on the island. The village is also home to the President of the Fijian Government and, although he was home at the time, he didn't come out to say hello (miserable bugger!). Instead we got to visit a local church and a locals house where they make necklaces and bracelets etc.
After having some lunch and visiting the local beach, we were told it was time to head back. Our driver asked if we minded if he popped into his cousins house for a bite to eat. Little did we know that we would end up sat amongst about 10 fijian-indians being fed curry, roti and rice! It wasn't a match on our local Indian takeaway, but it wasn't bad considering their kitchen comprised a stove and huge cooking pot in their garage!!!
After an eventful day, we decided to check out the local night-life. After a few drinks in the hostel we found ourselves in a nightclub where we were the only white people! It was certainly an eye-opener especially after one person invited us over to join his table. Everyone was really friendly and nice but it was just hilarious to see the number of drunk people stumbling everywhere! This could have something to do with the fact that they drink jugs of alcohol which is made up of slightly watered down 100% alcohol!
The day started with a trip to the house of one of the people that worked in the hostel! Not sure what the point of it was, but within a short while of leaving Nadi we found ourselves in a traditional fijian bure, sitting eating fresh oranges and drinking lemon juice with one of the local policemen!
Shortly after, we visited the local mudpools which, like New Zealand, are completely natural. Only thing is that in New Zealand it costs a small fortune to go in them...here it costs just under 2 pounds! Needless to say we made the most of it!
After the mudpools we visited the local village. This happened to be the village where (apparently) the first Fijians set foot on the island. The village is also home to the President of the Fijian Government and, although he was home at the time, he didn't come out to say hello (miserable bugger!). Instead we got to visit a local church and a locals house where they make necklaces and bracelets etc.
After having some lunch and visiting the local beach, we were told it was time to head back. Our driver asked if we minded if he popped into his cousins house for a bite to eat. Little did we know that we would end up sat amongst about 10 fijian-indians being fed curry, roti and rice! It wasn't a match on our local Indian takeaway, but it wasn't bad considering their kitchen comprised a stove and huge cooking pot in their garage!!!
After an eventful day, we decided to check out the local night-life. After a few drinks in the hostel we found ourselves in a nightclub where we were the only white people! It was certainly an eye-opener especially after one person invited us over to join his table. Everyone was really friendly and nice but it was just hilarious to see the number of drunk people stumbling everywhere! This could have something to do with the fact that they drink jugs of alcohol which is made up of slightly watered down 100% alcohol!