I have now been to Fiji 5 times which seems quite ridiculous but 2 of those times where with my family as a kid and 3 times as a grown up over the past 15 years so the trips have been spread out. Fiji is the kind of place that you absolutely can't wait to get there when you are in Australia and then you absolutely can't wait to come home at the end of your holiday! The Fijian's are wonderful people, very friendly and polite but their ability to do stuff at the slowest of paces can drive you insane. "Fiji time" is the the way everything works over there and if you try to rush them they just tend to go slower.
This holiday started off with a tiny annoyance of being given the wrong room, instead of having 2 double beds in the room, we had 1 double and 1 single. I explained to the porter we had booked a double room and he shrugged and walked off. 10 minutes later he came back with a fold out bed which I told him we didn't want and that we wanted what we had booked which was a room with 2 double beds. I didn't want to have to put up with constant arguments from my kids of who was sleeping in the foldout. I went to reception to advise them of the mistake and the receptionist who had been extremely friendly to me an hour ago was now rather rude and unhelpful. She explained there were none available and that we could move into a double room in 2 days. I told her I was unhappy in a very polite way and went back to our room. By this stage we were all exhausted so made ourselves comfortable and tried to get some rest. Within an hour they had called to say they were moving us to a double room. I'm not sure where this room came from because an hour ago there was none but we threw all our crap back into our bags and moved upstairs to a double room.
The best thing about Fiji is the kids club, of course it takes a day for your kids to warm up to the idea of playing with a bunch of strangers but after that day when they realise there really isn't much else to do they give in and have the time of their lives. Crab and frog racing, dodge ball, island exploring, the disco and musical statues keeps them happy and when they meet other kids that they click with it's a parents dream. It also helps if those kids parents are nice too because then you can have another couple to hang with and you haven't even had to make an effort to make friends, the kids have done all the hard work for you!
The only thing that you can't control is the weather and unfortunately when it's miserable the whole place is miserable. There is a lot of reading going on, a lot of hanging in the hotel room and a lot of eating! Speaking of eating the novelty of the buffet for breakfast, lunch and dinner wears off after about the 3rd day and you are just absolutely dying for a ham and salad roll. Not to mention the coffee! Oh god I could have killed for a decent cup of coffee. We really are so spoilt in Australia.
The other thing I missed from my normal life was Twitter, I missed commenting on things that amused me or pissed me off and having 20 comments back from my friends laughing with me and bagging people with me. I missed it so much I started writing tweets I would have sent it if I had my phone so I have documented these tweets below and feel free to comment back on any of them.
Day 1
- The kids r fascinated 2 know what time it is, at home all the time, why? I do not know.
- Fijian people are super friendly, except when you want something from them that they don't want to give you
- If you get pissed off, they just look at you blankly
Day 2
- Things are so much better when its sunny
- The smell of coconut oil is my favourite
- Getting your hair braided is painful, so miss 8 tells me, suck it up I say, you wanted to look like a freak
Day 3
- Kiwis are overtaking this resort
- Wear shoes whilst walking on coral cos that shit hurts
- free soft drinks to kids is like free alcohol to adults, very addictive
Day 4
- Middle aged women who get their hair braided & think it looks good are delusional
- It is very easy to get sick of an all your can eat smorgasbord
- Why didn't I bring the 5 books @bokkii sent me instead of 3, stupid stupid bitch I am
- Magazines r fucking expensive in Fiji
- I need another drink
- Things are so much better when its sunny, yep I know I've already said it but its so true
- Remember to bring Uno and board games next time, if there is a next time
Day 6
- Kids get holiday depression when their new best friends leave *sigh*
- There are a LOT of tattooed people in this world
- I'm going into tattoo removal when I get home
Day 7
- Ok I have really had enuf of this fucking buffet
- Fijian souvenirs are the biggest rip off known to man
- No I don't want to spend $20 on a Marie Claire magazine from April
- The kids are peeing red lemonade
Day 8
- OMG is this a cyclone?
- Fuck I just wanna come home
- What do you mean I have to get up at 3.30am to go the airport?
- Waaaaaaaaa, call the wambulance
So there you have it, the holiday in a tweetshell. To be honest, it was very relaxing and worth the trip but I think 5 times to Fiji is this girls limit and we have now decided to save for the ultimate holiday in a few years the big on US of A!
Love ya guts
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