On our way home

Today we left Fiji Canada bound.

We had a blast on our trip and are so blessed to have been able to go on this trip. We thank God everyday that we got this opportunity. And we can't wait until the next time we travel!!!!

Fiji's economy

Fiji's natural resources are; forest, minerals(gold, copper, offshore oil and hydro power), and fish resources. Fiji's garment industry is steadily growing but its sugar industry has shrunk even though the government has subsidized prices. The sugar industry takes up one third of Fiji's industry involvement. Fiji's tourism industry has increased majorly. Some of Fiji's main problems include low investment and fights over property rights. The political turmoil has had a largely negative impact on  the economy. Other countries are hesitant to trade with Fiji because of its military dictatorship(2008).

Fiji's culture

Fiji's culture is highly influenced by the indigenous people, Indian, Chines and European. The indigenous culture is a part of most of Fiji's population's daily life. Fiji is community based.

Here are some of the holidays and festivals that Fiji celebrates: 

• New Year's Day
• Good Friday
• Easter Saturday
• Easter Monday
• National Youth Day
• Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna Day
• Queen's Birthday
• Fiji Day
• Diwali
• Christmas Day
• Boxing Day
• Prophet Mohammed's Birthday

Fiji's geography

Fiji takes up 194,000 square km, but only 10% is land. There are 322 islands (out of that 322 , 106 of them are inhabited) that make up Fiji and 522 small islets. The two most important islands are Viti Levu and Vanua. The islands are made up of mountainous peaks that can reach a height of 1,324 m and tropical forests. Three quarters of the population lives on Sauva. Fiji's climate is tropical marine.

Travel notes

To travel to Fiji you need a valid Canadian passport. If you are traveling from an infected area you need prof of a yellow fever immunization. When leaving Fiji you will need to pay a $30 departure tax( kids 12 and under don't need to pay). Tourist, business and work visas are all required.

Day 17 Fiji

Today we drove to the beach to go windsurfing. We stayed there all day and wind surfed and swam. We brought a pick nik lunch, and hamburgers and marshmallows to cook on a camp fire on the beach.

 

Day 16 Fiji

Today was a really fun day because we went on an adventure cruise! We left in the afternoon and the cruise ended at around 9pm. We cruised around and stopped to swim and snorkel. As usual we took LOTS of pictures.