Fiji was awesome! But let’s start back with the end of New Zealand. Finals went well enough, I think I did good, I just don’t know if it was good enough…guess we’ll see when my transcript comes across. If worse comes to worse I’ll be retaking a class back at WMU. My last few days in New Zealand were a riot. A few nights out on the town and a bit of ultimate Frisbee, but those days passed far too quickly. The last night I hadn’t planned on drinking so I could be feeling good to travel in the morning and to feel good when I got to Fiji. Well those plans pretty quickly got thrown out the window. I ended up going out and having an absolute blast. It was definitely one of my top night during my semester. The end of the night was a bit hazy but I’m pretty darn sure I saw the sun starting to come up when I was walking back. The next day I was woken up still a bit under the influence, said a few goodbyes and lugged my heavy ass bags to the bus stop. Upon arriving at the airport and checking in I quickly passed out and took one of three naps of the day. Luckily enough I woke up to board my plane to Auckland which I quickly feel asleep on again. After waking up and transferring to my international flight I quickly passed out open mouthed, seat in the upright position and probably snoring up a storm. I woke up hung over and feeling absolutely terrible. It didn't help that when i stepped off the plane i was hit by a wave of pure heat and humidity, causing me to sweat and become further dehydrated. I made it through the line and even after waiting for my shuttle for a good 15 minutes made it to my resort, where i met up with a friend. The resort was absolutely gorgeous right on the beach, which was awesome, but also had a shady pool that had cooler water when you needed to get out of the heat, since the ocean water didn't really offer any relief. The first day i applied suntan lotion a bit unevenly and ended up with a messed up tan I'm still sporting today, haha. The local Fijians, if that's what they're called, were a bit shady so i spent most of my time at the resort, shoot and darn, but the country was really pretty. I also was able to ride my first horse, it was awesome we took them up the beach, i dug it. I mean that's basically fiji, sat around read a fair amount, got a sweet tan and had a few drinks, one which most certainly had a little umbrella in it :D
Leaving was soooo hard but i tried my best to keep a positive attitude about coming home to my family and all my great friends. My flight from Fiji was incredible, i flew united in by far the most comfortable economy seat I've ever been in. The seat had a outfolding footrest that extended for the length of your feet and the seat reclined back almost to horizontal which was perfectly fine with the people behind you cause they were like 10 feet away from you. It was truly incredible!My flight from la to detroit was pretty uneventful, i sat next to a guy who just spent two weeks in new zealand fishing, coincidentally, so it was cool to talk to him about his trip and what i saw and all that. when i got to the airport i was so damn impatient i almost yelled at the guy sitting next to me to get up and move so i could go see my mommy! But nope he took forever. But no worries i got to my mom and to my surprise my brother eventually.It was great i was so happy to see them!
Here are the links to all my recent adventures:
Abel Tasman
Fiordland
FIJI