November 1, 2013

This week has been a very long week.  Why do some weeks seem longer than others even though they contain the same number of hours and days?  This week was one of those weeks. Because we had to close the institute for the carpets to dry, we decided to run away for the day and invited the Jacksons to come with us.

When Robert was here, he and Scott along with the Jacksons rode the rapids on the Navua River. To get the the head waters of the Navua River, they were taken by taxi on a long, but very beautiful ride. Scott has been promising me that he would take me on that same ride.  Today was the day.  We jumped in the van around 9 o'clock and got back about 4:30.  Such a nice day. Following are some of the pictures we took with their explanations.

THE JACKSONS AND YOURS TRULY
I am not frowning, just squinting.

THE LANDSCAPE
The haze is from the humidity.

SO BEAUTIFUL

SEEING CLEAR TO THE OCEAN

ONE MUST WALK TO THIS VILLAGE

TULIP TREE

ONE HOUR IN WE COME UPON THIS VILLAGE

STREET SIGN OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE!
This sign is in better condition than any we have seen in all of  Fiji.
From this sign one can not see any villages, and in fact,
it took us about 15 minutes to get to the next nearest village.

THIS HAPPENED
BECAUSE FIJI WAS VOLCANIC

VILLAGE CHILDREN AT A BUS STOP
"Buses" out this far are just large open bed trucks with
wooden benches and a tarp for sun protection.
They go out of the village in the morning and come back
at the end of the day.

ANOTHER VIEW OF THE HEAD WATERS

 HEADWATERS OF THE NAVUA RIVER

PLAYING IN THE NAVUA RIVER

IT IS JUST A FALLEN BAMBOO STALK

A REAL RUBBER RAFT

ON THE WAY HOME
Each of us commented how different the view was
coming and going.  Spectacular both ways.

WATERFALL ON THE WAY HOME

OLD ROADWAY--NO LONGER USED
Looks Roman to me.