Hey there Family & Friends, its Becky the token Canadian writing to you this week! So lets get straight into this update, we are currently in Suva on our second free travel day in Fiji. In the past week we have finished the Togovere driveway, Climbed a mountain, Trekked through the Fijian Rain Forrest and of course made tons of new friends. The Highlights have been on Sunday which was "Maqu Day" the North American equivalent to Father's Day. It was basically a day to spend with your hot family, relax, eat lots of food and take even more naps. And not to be forgotten was Kim's extremely memorable 18th birthday celebrated in the village, she was dressed head to toe in traditional clothing, the pictures are priceless. We finished up the driveway on Monday so we had the rest of the week for activities. On Tuesday majority of the group braved the Strong winds and climbed Mt. Nakovandra (that's a 5 hour trek there and back!!) Lots of stories and laughs from that trip. On Wednesday we were fortunate enough to go to the Fiji Water plant for a tour in the morning then to Drauniivi Public School in the afternoon. I'll never forget how the children swarmed us as we got out of the truck. We were overwhelmed with smiling faces, whispering kids and loud laughter. In the classroom the kids were so happy just to play a couple rounds of "Heads Up, 7 Up" with us. That night we put on visitor night for our village. Boy! Do we know how to show them a night of fun! Thanks to Kara's organization we SUCCESSFULLY put on a fashion show demonstrating all the different ways to wear a sarong, a couple musical performances by our very own FANZ-tastic band consisting of the guitar stylings of Stephen, Myself (Becky) on vocals, and the man with the rhythm, Ben J. on drums. It was a night to remember. On the following night was the villages farewell to us. I'm happy to say I think I've drank my last bowl of Kava. For those that don't know (like I didn't) Kava is a traditional drink made from pepper root. Its served at the traditional welcoming and farewell ceremonies, lets just say its an acquired taste! After a night of Kava and dancing we were off to sleep for our last night in Togovere. With an emotional send off on Friday morning, saying goodbye to our loving host families, our Nau & Maqus (Mom & Dads), we were off to Suva, Fiji's capital. We are now at the Rain tree Lodge just outside of Suva soaking up the last little bit of Fijian Culture that we can till we are off once again to New Zealand. To give our group a Triangle Check (as Amanda would say)
Our Minds- are with the ones we love and yet thinking of the next leg in our adventure, Auckland NZ
Bodies - Mosquito bitten, a little burnt (and peeling in some cases) but feeling refreshed.
Spirits - optimistic, hopeful and encouraged.
The end this lovely view into our days, I leave you with some Fijian words of wisdom.
"Wele Mele" meaning Chill out!! :)
Till next time,
Becky Vandekleut
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