Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Traveling through time

Whatever the physicists say about time travel being impossible – they're wrong.
I can prove it. We left Miami on Sunday Oct 19th and arrived in Fiji at 5:00am local time on Tuesday 21st. It took 5 hours to fly from Miami to LA, we waited in LA for 2 hours. It took 10 hours to fly to Fiji. So what happened to Oct 20th? We traveled into the future! We skipped forward a day. Jean and I now know what's going to happen to you tomorrow!!! I'm certain that I can use this knowledge to significant advantage – I'm just not quite sure how yet.

The Anchorage

Fiji is seems to be the Aussie's Carribean – it's where they come for tropical islands. The climate seems strange to us. It's cooler than the Keys, yet the sun is stronger and we're closer to the equator (sunset is at 6:20). The queen is on the currency and they drive on the right side of the road. In many ways it reminds me of the roads and sugar fields in Barbados.The hotel's a bit out of the way as Jean found out walking from the airport. But once we got there it turned out to be nice.



They have a neat street lighting plan. Grow palm trees where you want lights, cut them soak them in oil and light them.








The grounds are full of franjipani and bougainvillea









A unique feature is the railroad running through the hotel just behind the pool













The pool






and restaurant. The food is quite good and the view is stunning.


3 comments:

J and R Jefferiss said...

fiji looks great. Hope it is a good place to start your adventure. more time in the tropics.

i'm jealous!!

Robbie

skyemyst said...

We are so glad you're having this incredible vacation - looks wonderful!!! We're glad to share it with you via the blog, so keep the pictures coming. Love you guys, Steve and Lynda

Anonymous said...

I am now wishing I didn't cut Fiji from my travels! Looks beautiful. Excited to hear about New Zealand and Oz, you will love the scenery and wildlife. And I truly believe you will be great in the camper van! :) I want to get on the road again but will live vicariously through your adventure! Have a blast and be safe.