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.
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