SUVA, FIJI
Today we took a bus 11 kilometers north of Suva to the Colo-i-Suva Forest Park, a large nature preserve with a number of walking trails through the jungle. We took a trail that ran beside the river, which flowed through a narrow gorge in a series of waterfalls, through stands of pandanus, tree ferns, and tall mahogany trees--an idyllic setting, really. It ended in a large swimming pond, complete with a rope swing 15 feet above the water. I tried it out a few times, but left the aerobatics to the kids hanging out there.
While we were waiting to catch the bus back into town, a local man stopped and offered us a ride in his car, and even stopped at a convenience store to buy us some soft drinks. He wouldn't take any money, either. I don't think that would have happened too often back home. Then again, I probably wouldn't be accepting rides from strangers back home, either.
Today we took a bus 11 kilometers north of Suva to the Colo-i-Suva Forest Park, a large nature preserve with a number of walking trails through the jungle. We took a trail that ran beside the river, which flowed through a narrow gorge in a series of waterfalls, through stands of pandanus, tree ferns, and tall mahogany trees--an idyllic setting, really. It ended in a large swimming pond, complete with a rope swing 15 feet above the water. I tried it out a few times, but left the aerobatics to the kids hanging out there.
While we were waiting to catch the bus back into town, a local man stopped and offered us a ride in his car, and even stopped at a convenience store to buy us some soft drinks. He wouldn't take any money, either. I don't think that would have happened too often back home. Then again, I probably wouldn't be accepting rides from strangers back home, either.
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