When we werent lazing around we did muster up the energy to do abit of snorkelling. there was alot of coral and loads of fish around all the islands we were on so there was plenty to see. when we were on waya lailai ("little island") we went on a trip snokelling with reef sharks...it was pretty scary, even more so as we went along way out to sea, literally could see no land and we had to jump in and swin around. It wasnt as bad as it sounds tho cause under the water thre was loads of coral and it wasnt very deep in places. We saw 3 reef sharks, the biggest 1 was about 2 metres long and they were swimming right close up to us...they're veggies tho so there was no danger of them taking a chunk out of my leg.
Another funny experience, again on waya lailai was the church visit we went to in the local village. there was a group of about 12 of us, all backpackers, and when we met in the morning the guy showing us around said that the hymn today was amazing grace and did we know the words. Some of us did (i didnt!) but he said he'd get us a copy of them anyway. So we went to the service, it was all in Fijian so I couldnt understand any of it, but the locals sang about 3 songs which were amazing, very loud and proud, sort of gospel style but without the clapping! Then our guide stood up and ushered us all to the front..we thought it was time for amazing grace..it was..but we were singing it on our own! So there were were, in front of about 30 locals, unfamilliear with the words, and having to blast through the hymn!! IT was funny, but we did Ok, and we got a clap at the end, so thy must have been impressed, or more likely, they felt sorry for us...
By night the main activity was cards and beer! The favourite game we played, known internationally by all backpackers from all corners of the globe was a game called (cover your eyes and ears all minors) 'shithead'! We played that alot of the time while socialising with a few fiji golds, the local brew that isnt very nice. I dont know where the origins are from, or the relevance of them, because the aim of the game is to get rid of all of your cards, and the last person to do so is labelled a 'shit head'...thats the jist of it and it was the game that kept us occupied through the night. When we weren't trying our hardest not to be shitheads, the locals put on a few things for us. They did a fashion show where they showed us all the local costumes and explained the relevance of them, they did some of the local dances; tribal dances and welcome dances, and they taught us how to do the bula dance, which is a blatant rip of of the macarena, but fun all the same. one to take back to the dancefloors of bar fifteen im sure!
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