I haven't updated on our travels for a bit so I thought I would fill everyone in on what we are up to now. We went from Ireland to Africa to Thailand to Australia and now we are in Fiji! I do plan to post about everywhere we visited at some point. It is a lot harder than it seems to write a blog everyday about what you did...especially when you are trying to live in the moment and not worry about things like blogging or taking notes. So that's what I've been doing...living the moment and thus my blogs have been slacking!! Anyway, we are in Fiji now! We are on the second largest island in a town called Savusavu. It is a really small town, the "downtown" area has maybe 30 shops. Its about the size of a town up north in Michigan. It is an OK downtown, pretty run down...some stores with basic food supplies and a few places to eat, but we haven't explored too much as it didn't look exciting. There is a small harbor, which according to quite a few people in the area is a very well known docking harbor for rich people with yachts. Savusavu is a hurricane hole which means when a hurricane comes it is a protected area so it is very popular for boating tourists. Aside from the occasional boaters there aren't too many other vacationers here, it is pretty quiet...which we love! It's an absolutely beautiful place....so many different tropical plants, fruits, and the most palm trees I have ever seen at one time. Just beautiful. The beaches however are not the perfect white sand you would expect...they are full of shells, very small and only exist during low tide...at high tide there isn't any walking space on the beach. We have spent most of our time going walking/exploring on the beaches during low tide. Steve loves going out into the tidal pools and looking for creatures and cool shells. We bring our ENO travel hammocks with us and set them up in the palms along the "beaches" and just relax. We spend the rest of our time reflecting on the trip, enjoying each others company, hammocking, reading, writing or listening to books on tape. Every few days we take the local bus into town to get groceries. The options at the store are basic but enough to have pancakes, cereal, yogurt, fruits, veggies, pb&j and tacos. We have also spent some of our time working out together...not fun in the humidity and heat but we are both beginning to notice and increase in strength (& hopefully a decrease in fat!) so we are feeling encouraged and plan to continue trying to complete our weekly workouts...which hasn't been an easy thing to do while traveling. The people here have all been pretty friendly, but I did get my tennis shoe stolen off our front porch....which was very upsetting seeing as we still have four months of travel left! We have a couple staying in the house next to us who we have had the pleasure of sitting down with and learning more about....they are the perfect example of how truly amazing people are. One minute you know nothing about them and three hours later you realize you are sitting at a table with two amazing human beings doing great things for the world! One of them is an artist who deals with inequalities between different races of people (pretty famous where she is from) and the other has quite a few degrees, used to be in a somewhat famous band, lived in india for 7 years studying meditation, is now writing a book and is a social worker (for fun.). They will be around for another week and we hope to hear more stories from them and learn more about them. Everywhere we go the natures always opens my eyes, but the people we meet can be a real treat...funny thing is most of the people we are excited to have met are fellow travelers...not locals. I've been feeling a bit homesick here the last few days....it can be really hard looking at friends pictures seeing them buying houses, having babies, etc...while we are traveling. And I know most of you read this and probably think I am crazy for saying that because of how LUCKY I am to travel...and don't get me wrong I feel so very lucky and love every minute of it but I do miss home a lot. Especially the "feeling" of home, my animals and having a space that is actually mine & Steve's...not a rental for a few days or sharing with a stranger. So that is something I am really looking forward to upon coming home. Traveling has given me the opportunity to not only explore the world but also to be thankful and excited about the opportunities and life I have back home. I am excited for the places we have yet to explore in the next few months...and I am excited for what lies ahead for us when we get home. I am a very lucky girl.
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