island excursion

i took a daytrip to viwa island where the first missionaries worked in fiji. it was pretty cool.

shot from da boat. sadly the sky was not blue that day.

steffi and me tearin' up the pacific. i wanted to sing "i'm on a boat," but i wasn't sure the other passengers would appreciate it.

bau island: home of ratu cakobau, the fierce chief who united fiji's warring tribes back in 18something. after cakobau converted to christianity, pretty much the whole country followed. the dialect of this tiny island became standard fijian.

assorted men from ptc's pacific church history class. kiti's inner gangsta revealed.

the lovely village of viwa: population 105.

sevusevu (kava ceremony with the important men of the village to welcome guests).

breakfast! soo good. unfortunately i don't have a picture of lunch but it was INTENSE. definitely the most lavish gourmet seafood feast i have ever had in my life.

fiji's first church.

grave of the first missionary, john hunt.

poulea demonstrating the samoan bell.

all in all a good day!