No more Taveuni...No more bugs!

Although Taveuni was beautiful, it was infested by insects. No amount of frogs could defeat them! However, I can't imagine what the island would've been like if these guys were not around to chow down!
(This picture was actually taken on the main island. In fact, about 20 minutes later there were over 50 frogs on the terrace...so I guess the islands are infected with frogs too :)

You know you're not in Boston anymore when at dinner, someone at the table next to you says "oh my, that moth is larger than a hummingbird". Yeah, that was NOT an exaggeration either...this moth's body (wings not included) was at least 3 inches long! Too bad I didn't get a picture of it ;) So, needless to say I think we were both prepared to brave the small plane to escape the necessity of mosquito nets.

Anyways, after a pretty flight back to the main island...

...we arrived at the main island and headed to our hotel for the night. After a slight bout of confusion between us and the taxi driver, we made it clear that we were staying at Mama's Tropic of Capricorn Resort...not Mama's Pizza Restaurant. No wonder why he asked us three times if we were sure we were staying at Mama's....oh well. I guess that's why you negotiate a rate BEFORE you get in a cab (which we did) because then it doesn't matter how long the driver takes to get you to your place.

Mama's actually turned out to be REALLY dead. But the place next door was hopping, so we hung out there. They had traditional dancing, a fun bar, but most importantly a washer and dryer....which was MUCH needed since our clothes smelled like homebrew, bug reppelent, sweat, suntan lotion, sweat, and more sweat....hey, Taveuni was HOT! Here are a few parting shots from our last night.

Vinaka Fiji!!! Time for New Zealand!

:) Ryan