Back to U.S. Soil -Night 155

Up to this point I haven’t spoken much about the weather in Fiji and that’s because it’s basically a non-issue. Now that we are past cyclone season, every day brings mid 80s, a bearable level of humidity, and clouds that build during the day and sometimes drop rain on the mainland. Today, my last day here, was different. Today, my last day, It proved to be noticeably cooler and windy to the point where it was uncomfortable to be topless. What a shame, I know. I checked out, packed my bags (in that order) and sat under the thatched roof huts enjoying the light rain and diligently worked on the conclusion to my travel journal. I was having one of those days where I could write. Words and ideas just appeared on the screen. I wish every day was like this. This sense of accomplishment sends all the right chemicals to my brain and, naturally, I basked in the afterglow.

Our taxi (two German girls from the Aquarius

The Aquarius Resort

were on the same flight) arrived at 6:30 and took us to the airport amidst another gorgeous sunset. The last three nights have been some of the top three sunsets I’ve ever witnessed. Check-in was a disaster as we arrived right after a large bus full of retired tourists from Minnesota. Laden with heavy bags and lacking any sort of travel wherewithal, their check-in procedure was painful slow and greatly delayed the entire airport. Feels like I am right at home already. I purchased the required souvenirs, had the best Chinese food of my trip and then spent the remainder of my Fiji cash on one last Fiji Bitter beer. (I’m glad I could end my last entry with the word ‘beer.’

What Learned Today: This is it, the last one…instead of a conclusion here, I’ve put it all together in the next entry entitled “Epilogue.” Read that and hopefully I’ll see you in the coming weeks and we can discuss further.

written by

exumenius on March 13, 2008 from Los Angeles, United States

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

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