Notes from the South Pacific

I mentioned once before that my former coworker is traveling the South Pacific with his wife. Their Day 57 blog entry is a particularly amusing juxtaposition of the beautiful scenery (seen in this photo) and the escapades of world travel. Here's an excerpt:

Last Saturday we arrived in Fiji. Unfortunately our flight into Nadi was three hours late.... It was pitch dark which made it difficult for us to get our bearings, but luckily Niels had studied the map enough that he was soon able to confirm that the taxi was not just taking us for a ride....

The beat up wagon did not have any shocks and the brakes did not seem to be operating properly as we bumped along the potholed, muddy track. After about 20 minutes, we finally made it to our accommodation where we were welcomed by a pack of hostile dogs, one of which honed in on Amy's leg and clamped its jaw around her knee cap....

When we finally found the owners, we were shown our room, but a small army of frogs stood guard outside the door. Unlike the dogs, the frogs were not interested in nibbling on any body parts so we could finally settle in for the night. (A night which would end up emphasizing the importance of setting up the mosquito net as Amy awoke bitten on the lip which caused major swelling) Yep, it's not all roses and sunshine ;).