It's hard to believe that we've already been in Fiji for two days and that we'll be leaving for New
Zealand in the morning. Today was a great day! We decided to stay on the main island, both to save a bit of money and to see a different side of Fiji from the beaches. We started out with breakfast at the lodge, where we talked to other travelers to get ideas about what we could do around the island, and decided that we would go as a group into town for lunch and shopping, and then to some hot springs. The great thing about staying at a hostel is the diversity of the people you meet. For example, we ate breakfast with people from Switzerland, the Netherlands, England, and Japan. After swimming for a bit at Bluewater Lodge's pool, we joined our friends Jackie and Kaori for quick taxi ride into Nadi town center. We ate lunch at an Indian restaurant-- about 30%
of Fiji's population is Indian-- and then we were off to stroll around town. The four of us met up and took a taxi back to the lodge so we could be ready for the day's main event:
Mud Pools & Hot Springs. The owner of the hostel, Mike, drove five of us up to the mud pools. On the way there we saw beautiful mountains, lots of palm trees, and sug
ar cane fields. The trip there was also a chance for Mike to tell us how the Bluewater Lodge came to be. Mike is a true Brit, and he met his now wife Fiona (a Fijian) in England when they were working at an office together. They got sick of their daily commute into London, heard the lodge was up sale in Fiji, and decided to buy it and move to Fiji. They had only known each other for two years at that point, and they've been running the lodge for 5 years now!
Anyway, back to the mud pools and hot springs... The pictures speak for themselves really. You're asked to cover yourself in mud, let it dry on your skin, take a dip in a muddy pond, and then sit in a pond fed by a natural hot spring. It was a hilarious experience! On the drive back, we saw true Fiji sunsets. Next on the agenda was
to wash off the mud that had managed to stay pasted on our skin.Then we joined our friends for dinner just as we had the night before. More delicious food, laughter, and fun conversations. Great final night in Fiji.
Zealand in the morning. Today was a great day! We decided to stay on the main island, both to save a bit of money and to see a different side of Fiji from the beaches. We started out with breakfast at the lodge, where we talked to other travelers to get ideas about what we could do around the island, and decided that we would go as a group into town for lunch and shopping, and then to some hot springs. The great thing about staying at a hostel is the diversity of the people you meet. For example, we ate breakfast with people from Switzerland, the Netherlands, England, and Japan. After swimming for a bit at Bluewater Lodge's pool, we joined our friends Jackie and Kaori for quick taxi ride into Nadi town center. We ate lunch at an Indian restaurant-- about 30% 
of Fiji's population is Indian-- and then we were off to stroll around town. The four of us met up and took a taxi back to the lodge so we could be ready for the day's main event: Mud Pools & Hot Springs. The owner of the hostel, Mike, drove five of us up to the mud pools. On the way there we saw beautiful mountains, lots of palm trees, and sug
ar cane fields. The trip there was also a chance for Mike to tell us how the Bluewater Lodge came to be. Mike is a true Brit, and he met his now wife Fiona (a Fijian) in England when they were working at an office together. They got sick of their daily commute into London, heard the lodge was up sale in Fiji, and decided to buy it and move to Fiji. They had only known each other for two years at that point, and they've been running the lodge for 5 years now!
to wash off the mud that had managed to stay pasted on our skin.Then we joined our friends for dinner just as we had the night before. More delicious food, laughter, and fun conversations. Great final night in Fiji.
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