Hello from Fiji, from at least 2 hours in the future for most of you since Fiji is located so far away from GMT, and I don’t think I have any readers from either here or Samoa (yet).
Fiji Diary Day 2
We started our Fiji day by visiting the famous Sri Siva Subramaniya Temple in the Nadi city centre.
I was utterly annoyed by one of the temple guides, who was full of himself, for sharing incorrect information on Hinduism with the tourists. On the contrary, I really like the boney temple priest who invited us into the main Puja (prayer) room, so I could pray properly, before giving us fruit Prasadam (religious offerings).
While in the city centre, I noticed more than a few Indian stores, from clothing to groceries. It made me wonder how big is the Indian population in Fiji.
After doing a bit of Fiji souvenirs shopping, we explored Namaka Mini Market before leaving for the Garden of the Sleeping Giant, which I thought would be somewhat boring but turned out to be beautifully serene.
The highlight of the day, though, was the mud bath in the Fiji hot spring, followed by an open-air massage. All relaxed, we decided to return to the resort and proceed to take a three-hour-long nap. The only reason we woke was hunger.
We again went to one of the restaurants in the resort for dinner. This time we went to Koko for a Mediterranean feast of Lamb Kofta (my choice), fried cauliflower (Jik’s choice) and pilaf rice. I asked for red wine with ice cubes (a new thing I am adapting to in Fiji, but very much doubt would be acceptable in Australia). Meanwhile, Jik had her usual G and T.
Jik then proceeded to tell me all about Thomas Baker, a reverend who was eaten by a Canibal tribe in Fiji. Not really an appropriate dinner topic for some, but not us. I found it utterly fascinating, and we went on discussing it further on our walk back to the room.
Jik and I are in bed now, with our facemasks on and warm cups of Fijian Kava on the bedside table. We both are waiting for the other person to try it first because it doesn’t look all that appetizing from the look and the smell.
But while in Fiji, we must do what Fijian does, eh? Here here to me, gulping some Fijian Kava!
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