Fiji Islands by Daniele Somenzi
Stato: FIJI (FJ)
The Fiji Islands by Daniele Somenzi
posted by iviaggididaniele [26/01/2009 11:25]
Archipelago of Fiji
The Boeing 767 of Air new zealand, us me and Nicola to Fiji in the ground, it lands in the morning and as soon as we start off from the airport to inform us in a place to sleep.
So we push our 2 bicycles on self Graziella we hired for 24 hours, but packed let for the moment with the car discposizione do not intend to use them.
We go to Lautoka, where we discover that there is an area, clearly marked, with a bar to get where luxury reigns, a 'hotel with all comfort, of course, for all the tourists coming from Europe and the U.S.. I never understood why Fiji was so famous in Italy malgardo and the distance was not so for many neighboring islands also at the same level if not more like the Cook and Vanuatu.
And in these days spent trying to understand.
Here the high tide is disappearing every day tens and tens of meters of the beach, I walk up and Nicola NANNY at low tide and we see thousands of small crabs with a big claw and one small filter patiently with the mouth drawn from the sand media are vital to their existence. but when I approach in their escape Buchetto in the sand, where can stay even when the tide immerses them.
The hostel last night is a very nice new house with wood inside, however, 4 bunk beds in a small space, we say it matters little, as it is for males and females, in fact we discover that there are a couple of girls and this is not that can make us happy.
But soon we discover that are disagreeable and hate for all intents and purposes that evening peche not have had any respect for us who already slept when I returned late turning on the light in front of the room and talking loudly.
That's why we always try to stay isolated.
Given that the 2 tipe remained several days, the day after dislodge quickly, we want to sleep at night, and not succumb to bad people and let us rotten liver.
Let the car to visit the island, so let's go first to the north and south, we go from Nadi to Suva, Sigatoka but decide not to go to the capital, too far and an idea of the ce we are done. sugar cane plantations everywhere.
At the time of the British colonialism that is held at the India that Fiji have deported Indian workers in this archipelago to work the sugar cane since the premises were not suitable for this type of work, but then ended the English invasion, after a generation, the Indians and their children born here were not reported in India, it was too long then that is still half the population is local and half Indian.
And because the Indians are more entrepreneurial skills of the Fijians, have quickly taken the reins of the country in hand and so there was also a kind of revolt when the prime minister was elected an Indian. The army of the Queen of Australia has intervened to pacify the souls then.
However even here we understand that outside of the villages there, as in all the Pacific islands except Hawaii, poverty and degrado.E say what was said by a disinterested person, who has eyes to see. and I when I visited: New Caledonia, Polynesia, the Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, the Cook, The Le Samoa Micronesia and Palau to Pomphei and to finish the Marshall Islands. And on Guam, there are poor shares, although U.S..
While we have the car, bring us to the little port where small vessels depart regularly to the islands for yashawa cruises of 3 and 7 days.
Nicola and I decide to go the day after the ship of Tomas Cook Australian company that operates here in Fiji.
Sleep that night in a hostel block and discover that in cameroni full of bunk beds there is none, very bene.Chiediamo if we take the 2 bikes for the period of the cruise, with the promise to return them to sleep when we return.
Those of Tomas Cook, we are to take a bus and lead us to the port for embarkation, Very good.
Here is another story, just got a whole crew aboard the Fiji welcomes us putting ourselves in the neck garlands of flowers and greeted one by one, our cabin is a terrace with a view mare.Alla evening at dinner we see that we are in a fifty dinner and divided into large round tables, along with other clients, even the captain that night dinner with us. A few minutes after the presentations, I external lines in English to go go and all laugh. Nicola who knows little English is supported by my Italian translation. He suffered addocchia the single girl in Perth and would like to know better. But unfortunately, despite the evenings at the bar and the various attempts throughout the cruise boarding, you will not molla.Peccato for him. (But also for her) That night the ship leaves, but stops just after one hour kicks off where the still . The way to the archipelago is not molta.Dopo after breakfast we start to make several trips that will accompany us every day, that fall to the ground with the aluminum boats and swimming and snorkeling in the beautiful beaches surrounded by corals.
The second night, a witness to a land typical Fijian dance we dance with them, and this just after eating a grilled fish, all included in the price.
Luck has it that during the cruise there is time enough beautiful. Nicola opportunity to make a cylinder with just because it is patented, I do not hear me, snorkeling is more than enough and saves a hundred dollars is better.
Customers on board are few and you know all the staff especially fast, which one by one greets us shake hands when, at the end of the cruise down to earth. The bus takes us back to our hostel, where to mount the 2 Graziella and pedals up in downtown Nadi to send postcard to the usual Casalmaggiore and Gilberto to see some it is. Let us quickly to dislodge from the chaos of the polluted city and return to peaceful accommodation. The Indian owners of the accommodation you purchase 2 bikes to be able to hire ostellanti, the day of our partenza.No problem, so we do not need anymore. That evening we go by taxi to the airport and to expect this time there is a Boeing 747 jumbo to take us away
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