Final days in Fiji

When we eventually got off the ferry at the mainland, we took a taxi to a hostel we had booked online in advance on Bounty Island. I am so glad we did, because everywhere was booked up due to the cyclone. We decided not to stay in the same hostel as we did at the beginning (Bamboo) because I had such depressing memories of it and it was just a wooden hut, so no the best place to sit out a storm. Instead we checked into Bluewater which turned out to be one of the best hostels I have stayed in on this trip! It is a big house that has been converted into a hostel and it still feels just like you are staying in someone's home. The staff go out of their way for you and the meals are excellent. Best of all, when we arrived there, we saw Charlie and Alex, our two friends from Mana Island and they were staying there for a few days. We have spent the last three days just chilling out in the cosy hostel whilst the cyclone batters away outside. The hostel has free wifi which is such a luxury and it also has a lovely pool and garden area where everyone sits and night. The people here are lovely at it has been a very relaxing end to our Fiji trip – just what we needed before the chaos of Australia begins.

Jemma and Charlie outside the hostel after being rained on

P.S. A happy ending to our worry about getting the deposits back: We went back to the place where we booked our island hopping and the guy gave us all of our money back. We were so relieved as we had met people who had lost out on a weeks worth of accommodation and boat transfers that they paid upfront. In the end, we have actually saved money thanks to the storms.

In summary: we brought our flights to Fiji forward by a few days and when we first arrived I was sure that this had been the wrong decision because of the weather. However, it actually meant that we got more days of sunshine and met the amazing people we did, and had the amazing experiences we had. I would not want to change a moment of our Fiji holiday.

Our Fiji song: