Ahhhh....FIJI!!

oK....so I figured out how to make the h key work on this stupid keyboard...just gotta copy and paste an h and there we go.....so anyways, back to my crazy stories....whoo man.....
So after bonding and talking with locals I figured out that the camping scene isnt happenin out here....these people need every dime they can get. Their government is so corrupt that every dime of aid or any type of major revenue they end up with aside from tourism is essentially pocketed and the people see harldey anything. Super sad. So if there is any possible way to generate income from the land and islands they have it wired. And they all live off the land here.....stark contrast to hawaii, the hawaiians are so westernized, or in contrast to Fiji that it is still possible for morons like me to camp out and get free fruit and fish and not get attacked by a villager for stealing from his supermarket....k, so now the bold button wont turn off....haha.....good stuff. Oh well, im heading to New Zealand tomorrow anyways....got a boat to catch.

So I get a chance to get out to this little island where a huge amount of backpackers acumulate and chill on the beach and party....great place to relax and get my center goin on.....and of course rock out with all da hommies.....dude....DUDE...seriously? My relaxing lasted for about a day until everyone figured out I'm freakin crazy beach spazz with a guitar....oh, and for all the Bushwalla fans out there...we need to rally for an appearance at Mana Lagoon....cause they all know the Ghetto Blaster song now.....got it stuck in everyones head.....good stuff!
I um, lemme think...yea, didnt even sleep in my bead once....slept everywhere else though!! Made great friends, got freakin destroyed in the sun....I have blisters all over....kinda uncomfortable but hey....thats the price I pay A? A? No doubt about it....C-A....N-A....D-A....hehe....sorry....maybe still a little foggy....Kava makes me super lazy...kinda nice though.

So back in transit tomorrow....Fiji is too expensive I think for right now....there aparently is a bunch of temp work in NZ and Aussie....got about a month before I meet my captain for our departure so maybe a good time to make a little extra cash....we shall see......BULA IAN!! Dude...I dunno how this happens or where I got the ability to bring everyone togeather....I think its the music deal....I love music.....that whole freakin island new my name...people I didnt even know knew my name....and these fire dancer dudes...(thats 2 of them in that picture) decided to like adopt me or something....they are aparently some of the best

dancers in the south pacific...they are all cousins from a little island right next to Samoa where fire dancing came from....super impressive stuff....i got to mess with the fire sticks...man, those things are freakin hot....have alot of respect for their tradition.....they do a little ceremony and prayer and stuff before the show...it was fun...i got to help and stuff and do the prayer....ate taro and all the funky village food and stuff. Fun fun. Loved it. I will probably come back to this island when the boat gets back to Fiji...he is gonna pull it out of the water for about a week for a hull inspection so Ill have some time to kill. We'll see.

So im gonna have one last kava session with my local friends here at the hostel before I gotta fly in the morning and then im off to check out NZ....Maori....sounds good to Ian.

Until next time.....BULA VINAKA!!
(I feel like im rambling....i mean...you dont really wanna know all the trouble I got in on that island do you?)