On Fiji Time

I arrived in Fiji last night and it was boiling hot. I didn't really know what to expect from here as I know nothing about the country. At the airport I met a couple of guys that I met in my first hostel in Christchurch so I tagged along with them to their hostel. They informed me that 3 weeks ago there was an attempted coup here, but apparently it's alright now. Great. The weather is insanely hot, it's about 30 degrees and I'm melting. I feel like I should be doing something after my hectic month in NZ, but I'm happy just sitting by the beach trying to figure the world out. I am currently in a place called Nadi (pronounced Nandi) and it's a bit of a dump, it's the tourist capital of the country so I should be able to find something to do. I've wandered around the town and a shopkeeper made me have Kava, the national drink to welcome me to Fiji, of course I was expected to buy something to help support the village (they are a community shop, they all chip in). This seems to happen a lot, so expect presents people.

I'm planning on doing some more diving tomorrow (it's lots cheaper out here) and depending on how safe the equipment and the boat is I might go out again the day after. They said that if I go twice, they'll make sure that we go different places. I have seen some dive companies that actively encourage Bull Sharks by feeding them so that you can get near them, but seeing as they are man eaters, I decided this wasn't too good an idea. After I've dived I think I'll take a bus to Suva, the capital for a couple of days before coming back to fly on to LA. If I can find a cheap deal I might head out to one of the islands, but they just seem to be party resorts and I'm not really looking for that. Internet here seems pretty crappy, so I can't add pictures at the moment, when I can I will.