In which i almost pass out on a hike up a hill because i'm wildly out of shape

Bula from Fiji!

SO finally here is my update. Lauren and I have just spent two days on Malolo Island, about an hour's ferry ride from Nadi, where we flew in. It was a nice beach resort, kinda quiet but a good place to start. A few families, us, a British girl, and obviously, an Israeli who insists he made a 5 figure fortune in New Zealand by selling paintings door to door. Hm. Anyways, we slept, we swam, we drank coconut juice, we had amazing Fijian fish cooked in coconut oil, we made numerous Sarah palin impressions. Also, we hiked with a guide up to the highest point on the mountain, and it turns out if you only drive places for several months, hiking is harder than it used to be. I actually got really dizzy and almost barfed (it was also really hot out) and it was generally fairly embarrasing.

So...today we took a tiny little plane back to the mainland cause it was only 5 dollars more and seemed like fun. Fiji is NOT a cheap place. You have to book all your island stuff in advance and once you get there you have to eat their food...but live and learn. I figure this is the only time in my life I'll ever be here so I may as well have a good time. But anyways, the plane was hilarious, it was like being in a van in the air. Tomorrow we are going on a tour to some waterfalls and will be spending the night in Suva, the capital. I'm going to wrap this up because I only paid for a half hour of internet....but pictures are here!!! More to follow...