SAD DAY LEAVING FIJI

Well were at Nadi Airport waiting to board the flight to Melbourne. It took a while to check in and the weather is very warm. Now looking forward to seeing Lorraine Paul and family. We have told them that we have left 5 star treatment!!! only joking we`ve been trying to get over to see Lorraine for years and can`t believe it`s getting so close. Sorry it`s a short blog will try and download more photos tomorrow. Not sure about Internet connection. love bet & bri x x x

Kava at Marys

Well this is our last day in Fiji and we are sad its been fantastic. The people are lovely and we have made a special friend in Mary. We arranged to go to Mary`s house at 4pm to try the kava, People had told us about this drink it was made with the root vegetable pounded with water ad and then drained through a muslin cloth. It`s normally drank as a friendship drink after two people have fallen out. Well when we arrived we were met by the whole family including the grandmother. They all sat round the big bowl of Kava and the family sang and welcomed us into the house. We first were offered green coconuts and we drank the milk. They weren`t the coconuts we were used to seeing like the grey ones. These apparently were the younger ones with softer flesh. We offered the Kava which was like sandy coloured water and didn`t really taste of anything! we couldn't`t really get away without drinking it as Mary and her family clapped before and after we finished it. We looked around the garden and they showed us the cow and the pig, oh and the chickens. In fact they were quite self sufficient. The children could play and they didn`t have to worry about them. They all sat round and sang us a farewell song and then we were on our way. We had a great time and wouldn`t have missed it.

This was our last night so we went to "The Wicked Hut" it`s a seafood restaurant and you feel like you are on an Island it is beautiful. The people from yesterdays wedding were there and it turned out to be a great night. Tomorrow we leave for Melbourne can`t wait to see Lorraine. Not sure if we will get chance to speak but catch up as soon as we can love bet x x x