Fiji is actually quite unimpressive

We stayed in a very nice hotel in Nadi, very near the airport. We were a half hour drive from any beach, and all of the water around the main island is grey and filled with cruise ships and yachts. To get to nice beaches, one must go to another island, a FJ$200 trip per person.
Marshall and I went to Treasure Island, and that was very small, but nice. We arrived at 10 am, and our cruise back to Nadi was at 5, so we had a lot of time on the 15 acre plot of sand.

The water in the area away from the pollution is so blue. I have never seen water so blue! It was absolutely gorgeous.

Once on the island, we got our complimentary snorkel gear and went out into the waves! (There are not many waves, actually, since the reefs surrounding all the islands shield from waves.)

We saw some fish, although nothing too fantastic. I think I'm just spoiled because my first snorkel trip was on the Great Barrier Reef and I saw a shark. So not seeing a coral reef and only a few fish was just...meh.

But the sand was lovely, and I got to read in a hammock with a great view, so Treasure Island was totally worth it.

Our second (and last) day in Fiji, Marshall and I went to the Hindu Temple in Nadi. It was so colorful! We learned quite a bit about the Hindu traditions, both in India and in Fiji. It was interesting to say the least.

After the Temple, we went to the Garden of the Sleeping Giant, which consists of several orchid gardens and then a jungle through which guests can explore along a variety of trails. The near-Equator heat was getting to us, so we spent extra time sitting on benches in the shade of the jungle trees and chugging water. But we did see a wild cow, which was awesome.

After our little jungle adventure, we were exhausted, so we went back to the hotel and sat in the lobby reading until our time to go to the airport (6:30 pm) came.

After that, we waited around at the airport, boarded the plane, had a long flight on a not-so-great airline (seriously, only fly Fiji if you need a super cheap ticket. It will be worth the little extra money to fly Qantas), and made it back to 'Murica, land of the free wi-fi!

Our flight left Nadi on Thursday the 18th at 9:40 pm, and arrived in LA on Thursday the 18th at 1 PM.

Time Travel! Oooooooh!