Even after selling and donating our surplus camping gear, we still found ourselves stretching the limit of our bagage allowance at the airport this morning. We flew first from Christchurch to Auckland, then onto the town of Nadi in Fiji. After a bit of smiling at the check in desk, we managed to squeeze within the weight limits by employing the tactic of stashing a few extra kilos of stuff inside the hat I was carrying! Subtle but effective.
It was about 18 degrees when we left Auckland; we stepped off the plane in Fiji to find ourselves in a humid 35 degrees! Wow, it's hot here! It was a small terminal with three guys playing guitars and ukuleles as we got our passport stamped. A driver from the guest house met us and got us swiftly into his air conditioned jeep. After a short drive we arrived at our accommodation, hot, tired, but very happy. Later in the day we had a short walk to the local shops. There was plenty of choice if you wanted to buy rice...
Or tinned meats...
Late in the afternoon I experienced my first proper tropical downpour! The clouds had been building during the afternoon, then after a rumble of thunder rain poured down like a burst pipe under pressure. Amazingly, the heat remained. I've no idea how much rain fell, but bit must have been quite a few centimetres worth!
The evening was then spent, on the advice of our host, enjoying a traditional Fijian dinner of fish at a local restaurant. New Zealand suddenly feels a long time ago.
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