were.

We strolled down the main street and I was kind of window shopping as I was after a few bits and bobs. There were loads of really gorgeous fabrics, sarongs and stuff. Rob had decided that he wanted a sarong as it is traditional for men to wear them, especially on a rural village visit. We both got a few things but what pleased me the most was that I found some hair straighter. What a relief! No more un-ruley hair! How great was Fiji already! After a little more shopping we figured we’d sample the delights of the local cafes, having been experienced from India we weren’t put off by the less than visually appealing nature of the places. We found one that was full of locals and ordered 2 dishes. The food was great and there was lots of it, so much so that we ended up taking the rest of it home for a snack later on. The last thing we wanted to do was get some cash. We had got so used to using the credit card in Australia and New Zealand that we

had kind of forgotten what it was like to carry around 2 weeks worth of cash! What we had also forgotten was that you can’t get two weeks worth of cash out in one transaction - doh! We had decided that due to the cost of the catamaran to the Yaswasa islands we would stay there for the whole time. These islands are extremely isolated and have no facilities such as phone, internet, tv, let alone a bank - hence us needing two weeks worth of money! Neither of us had our passports with us so we couldn’t get a cash advance, which meant that we would have to stay at Horizon for an extra night and come back into Nadi the next day to get the cash - how annoying! Still it wasn’t the end of the world! The time it had taken queuing in the bank then asking about the cash advance meant that we had missed the bus and we didn’t fancy hanging around till 5.00 pm so we opted for a taxi ride back. Well we have both seen our fair share of dodgy looking taxis but this one really has to take number one spot on being the