Fiji Moon
23 November 2002 | ||
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| The plane was delayed, so I arrived late at my next location in Fiji. Orginally I had wanted to go to Bali as my holiday, but after the tragedy I decided to go to Fiji and Newzealand. When I arrived at the hotel, there was a noisy and annoying function, people dancing around doing the Tonga with politicians masks.... It was a total horror, I wanted to move out at once... But it was all different the next day.... | ||
Bright Hot Sun
24 November 2002 | ||
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| ...got me a nice tan.... I lived in one of those little huts.... | ||
Fiji Bitter and a Hammock....
25 November 2002 | ||
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| All you need to relax.... after a day of diving and taking pictures of bats and spiders... | ||
Symmetric Shapes
25 November 2002 | ||
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| I love this photo becayse of the symmetric shapes of the clouds, sky, sea, shore, beach.... | ||
Dive buddies
25 November 2002 | ||
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| Matt, Olivia and Andy.... Long exposure with flash... Mental Note: Need to learn how to use my flash properly. | ||
Preparing the Kava
26 November 2002 | ||
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| Kava is a powderized root that you mix with water. It is an important part of Fijian culture. It has a slight sedating effect, numbing your mouth and lips... When you drink lots of it, it makes the men impotent. Apparently the Fijians can drink up to 50 cups in a row. | ||
More Kava ceremony
26 November 2002 | ||
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| Drink and clap and shout out some strange Fijian sentences! | ||
Fijian Dance
26 November 2002 | ||
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| It was getting late so Jocy and Tony who I met at the Tavuni Hill Fort and myself just headed to the main restaurant where the meal was actually traditional Fijian. Lots of cooked roots, tasting potato-like and fish-stew. Quite nice actually. Then there was a dance and song presentation. It was actually really great. Wonderful harmonies. Really reminded me of the famous song in 'The Thin Red Line', one of my favourite films.... | ||
Late Night Drinks
26 November 2002 | ||
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| Anthony and Jocy from Melbourne after the Fijian Culture music presentation. Was a great evening. Until then I had concluded that Fijian culture was belligerent and violent, that instead of the flowers that people wore in their heads which they must have copied off Hawaii, they should wear Bones. But I turned out to be wrong. Those songs had completely changed my mind and made me a bit embarassed about my quick assumptions. | ||
KimNZ / Monday, 12th May 2008 | ||
oh beautiful fiji. | ||
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