Ta Da!

Safe and Sound yo! I am currently sitting in my lovely hostel which was surprisingly easy to find and type this letter of update and joyification. I made it through to Fiji with absolutely no serious problems (couple minor inconveniences) and even managed to see the town for a couple hours. Walking out of that airplane into 22 degree weather at 5am is a glorious feeling. Yes that's right, I exited the plane into open air hallways and it was ridic hot for 5am. Love it! Then I got my baggage dealt with and hire this wonderful, awesome taxi driver to driver me around for 3 hours for roughly $20 Canadian. He took me to a beach, to Nadi (large town/small city near the airport), to the local produce market and a craft fair. It was incredible. I did a traditionaly Kava ceremony with one of the shop keepers. In it he blessed me, my trip, my family and friends, himself and his shop. It was really quite interesting. Apparently Kava is crushed root of some pepper that cures 2 types of cancer and makes your tongue tingly. (Not gonna lie, for a second when my tongue first started tingling I thought I had been roofied.) I think it might be something a little more illicit though be the face of my random chat buddy from Montana. I shall have to google it.

Anyways! Got on the plane to Auckland after seeing Fijian sights and 3 short hours later I was in Auckland standing extremely nervously in front of the sercurity customs dude. He let me in no problem, didn't ask any questions. That was a major relief. Then I caught the shuttle to a couple blocks from my hostel and here I sit. I am extremely greasy and stinky. Apparently travelling for 37 hours straight will make you pretty gross.

Check out facebook for Fiji pics. NZ ones to follow (probably starting tomorrow).

Love you everyone!

Julia