Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Suva, Viti Levu, Fiji (July 2012)


While our jib sail was being re-stitched and we were waiting for our sail glides to arrive, we decided to get off Lardo for a week.    So we treated ourselves to a bus trip to Suva where we stayed at the South Seas Hotel. 

According to Master Poni, the young school teacher from Mbutha Bay, you ain’t seen Fiji until you’ve seen Suva.  Suva is home to half of the country’s urban population and as the largest city in the South Pacific, it’s an important regional center.  Swimming in the urban milieu is the influence of every island and background, a vibrant Indo-Fijian community, university students from around the Pacific, Asian sailors on shore leave, and a growing expat community of Aussies, Kiwis and yes Americans too.

We saw many sights, including the Presidential Palace, Fiji Museum, Thurston Gardens, University of the South Pacific and the downtown shopping mall.   Aside from the normal sightseeing attractions, we took time out to play tennis, go to the movies, shop at the mall and even go to McDonalds.

After Suva, we continued on via bus/ferry to Ovalau.

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