PACIFIC DIARY; The beauty in the sunset

A walk down the street, crossing a few busy roads and down the hill of a quiet neighbourhood I found myself walking towards the sunset. On my left are some high rise buildings and a few busy roads leading into the city, on my right is a busy highway connecting one side of the city to a marina. I cross this road I find myself overlooking the a bay full of sail boats of different sizes, neatly arranged like pieces on a game board. This is Sunset marina.

I take a deep breath just absorbing everything, there is this inner peace and tranquility that comes with the calm waters of the ocean. I gaze at the scenery and can't stop thinking how great our God is and how awesome He is with His art of creation, it is just beautiful.

I continue walking around the marina, there are people driving in and out, some taking pictures, couples walking hand in hand, others running  along the marina.  I like this place because one has that inner peace, its a place where you can have conversations with your inner self and search your soul.

The sun sets and I head back home.

Enjoy a peaceful day

Who said Sarongs are only for women!

Palm trees everywhere, and beautiful smiles is what you get when you arrive in Fiji. "Bula" which means welcome is the first word you hear. 

The walk towards the immigration desk is different from the usual where one is always thinking how many questions are they going to ask me, or how rude are they going to be. But this time it's all different, beautiful acoustic music from the local band performing live as you walk into the arrivals tells you that you are definitely welcome.  The band is composed of four men in "skirts", for a first timer, it is always a shock to see men in this traditional dress called a "Sulu". 

The sulu can be worn by both men and women and it is worn just like a sarong.  This traditional dress is made from light material and comes in all sorts of colours. It can be worn as a uniform for example by security officers, can be worn as a smart casual for those in the office.

Walking to the hotel it's all smiles from the lady on the reception as she says "Bula" to welcome you and you answer "Vinaka". Some of the ladies keep an Afro while others hold their hair to the back, but there something that you will observe in both hair dos, a flower on the side. This is a local flower the "Frangipani" which comes in different colors. The locals have managed to make hair pins of the frangipani from local material and trust me when you look at the hairpin you would mistake it with a real fresh frangipani.

As it is said, everyday is a learning process, surely this is one of them.

I hope you have learned a thing or two from today's entry.

Best wishes and God Bless

PACIFIC DIARY

One of the interesting things in life, at least for me, is traveling and learning new things.

From now on I am going to be writing what I call "Pacific diary", a collection of things that I find and learn from the South pacific. I hope this will be educational and fun to read.

Welcome to the South Pacific!