So this week I had two of the new Peace Corps trainees come
stay with me. During pre-service
training, everyone goes to spend a week with a current volunteer to get a taste
for what life as a PCV is really like.
While they were here I showed them around Dreketi, the health centre,
and of course we drank grog. On their
last day here we decided to go for a picnic!
In Fiji, the term ‘go for picnic’ has a much more specific
meaning than it might in America. At
home, going for a picnic would mean packing a lunch and going to a park
somewhere to eat it. In Fiji, it means
taking a boat ride to a nearby uninhabited island where you will spend the day
swimming, diving, fishing, and of course barbecuing some fresh fish on the beach.
We followed the river out to its opening to the sea, and from there it was about a 20 minute boat ride until we made it to our island for the day. Enjoy some pictures from the beautiful island of Nikanika, and some of the surrounding reef.
(The GoPro pics are thanks to Clara!)
My visitors sitting on the dock waiting for the boat
Heading out on the Dreketi River
Approaching Nikanika Island
Our boat captain Kele with a giant clam
Nothing like eating fish straight out of the ocean, doesn't get more fresh than this!
Screensaver picture!
Sometimes I forget how absolutely breathtaking Fiji is, but then I am always reminded
Just throw the fish on the fire and bam, lunch is ready
Wild Pineapple!
Loloma mai Viti! (Love from Fiji)
Elizabeth
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