the fijian gentleman, ali, that i met at the airport continued to be a close mate and personal tour guide for my brief visit to the islands. he and his cousin, smiley, picked alexandra, my dear friend now, and i up from the hostel and showed us around town. they rolled up to smugglers cove in their "pimped" out ride, bumping rihanna and usher, i felt right at home. dancing to the music that i know and loved, windows rolled down, cool wind running through my hair, gave me the ounce of home that i needed.
they took us to port denarau, the glamourous part of viti levu, where people with money came to experience fiji. =) alexandra and i weren't super keen on going there, but ali insisted. i think he wanted to show us the part of his home that he was proud of. i won't lie though, we indulged for a quick dip in a beautiful rock pool at one of the resorts. but our visit there was brief, i'm trying to experience real life in fiji, with no air-con, rough bedding, low water pressure and dirty feet!
a special thanks to ali and smiley for teaching me the fijian way, "only live for today."
xoxo - ShannonSmile
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