After an exciting day at Suva, we made our way back to Denarau, passing by the southern coastline of Viti Levu island, along the Queen's Road, enjoying the idyllic Fijian countryside...
On our way out of Suva, we pass by Mishra's Pooja Shop - the board says that it's a one stop shop. And that reminds me of my frantic runs to Manish Market in Andheri West whenever we had a havan at home...
A cemetery on the outskirts of Suva...
Clouds forming up in the horizon scare us - we really wish to visit the Nausori Highlands tomorrow - we won't be able to if it rains!
Passing by Ciriwai, Sigatoka...
The rolling landscape of Viti Levu is indeed enchanting...
And the clouds casting their shadows on the rolling green hills do make for enchanting vistas...
There's little I can say except that I am absorbing all these sights and etching them in my memory...
Passing Nalovo...
The golden rays of the sun look so amazing...
Approaching Yako, we gradually make our way towards Nadi...
The volcanic origins of Viti Levu makes the land here extremely fertile and productive, especially for tropical cashcrops like sugarcane. And that's what prompted the colonial rulers to get in poor Indian labourers...
And since the land titles were vested with the Fijian tribes, land could only be leased for cultivation. The hardwork of the Indian workers made them prosper, which led to a cultural conflict - the Fijians felt "deprived"...
Fair or not fair, you decide...
A freshly laid out field...
Approaching the outskirts of Nadi...
A rainbow welcomes us into Nadi...
Can't get enough of the rainbow...
The rolling hills give way to the urban sprawl of Nadi....
Advertising the Big Bula Waterpark...
The unmistakable ॐ symbol at the 3035 Nadi Primary School, the enduring symbol of Indian diaspora here...
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