One of the first sunrises touching the world that day. Fiji is 22 hours ahead of Boston!
Followed by the first sunsets...
The famous Cloudbreak Tower. A dream for surfers.
Andrzej surfing Cloudbreak!
Andrzej surfing Swimming Pools
Andrzej surfing Namotu Left!
Our accommodations at Mami Village with Auntie Vassi. It was a an interesting experience.
The people of Mami Village were super nice and welcoming to us. As we walked around the village everyone would say "Bula" (hello) to us. However, we realized after our two nights there that we prefer camping. They live what we would consider a "hard" existence. They had running water for about 45-60 minutes every few days. They had limited electricity and washed their clothes in the river or in buckets outside their home. Some houses, such as ours, had refrigerators, but they hardly used them. They bought what they needed each day and didn't seem to store anything. Families lived together In 1-2 room houses built either from corrugated metal sheets or concrete. They had toilets, but you needed to fill a bucket of water to use to help flush the toilet since there wasn't running water most of the time. It was one of those experiences where we were faced with uncomfortable situations and learned how to help each other through them. Antibacterial hand sanitizer, wet wipes, and bug spray were also crucial.
Our first surf guide Atu aka "Tuna"
Our second surf guide, Lesi, and the crew surfing at Frigates. Like Cloudbreak, we needed a boat to take us out to this surf spot which was almost an hour from the main island, Viti Levu, which we were staying on. There are over 300 islands that belong to Fiji. There were some good surfers in this crew, and Andrzej was one of the best!
Andrzej surfing Frigates!
Last sunset in Fiji at the Beach House. Stunning!