Feejee experience part 2

Now where did I leave off the last part of our Feejee experience, oh yes that is right we had just finished up at the Kava ceremony and were heading back to our what would be our home for the third night. Now I have to say this accommodation had to be possibly the the worst I had seen on my travels and actually reminded me of the places they show in films when they are staying in a dirty sweaty Mexican motel. Anyway it was only for one night so we were not too bothered by it.

The next morning was our final day on the Feejee experience tour and this was possibly the funniest yet most heart warming day we had in Fiji. It started with us heading quite a distance in our little bus back to where we started and to the famous mud pools :o). Once we had stripped down to our swim costumes we proceeded to cover ourselves in thick lumpy mud. Bodies and faces. Once we had posed for pictures and laughed at each other we then took a slow and steady walk into the mud pool. Now I am not sure what I was expecting but it certainly wasn't to step into what I can only describe as thick knee deep reeds and mud. It was pretty cringe worthy. We didn't stay in there too long as we were all quite grossed out by it so instead jumped into the hot pools and boy were they warm, but much nicer than the previous pool we had been in. We washed all the mud off and then headed to dry off.

We left the mud pools and proceeded to our next and final stop. The orphanage. Not knowing what to expect as I had never been to one before I was pleasantly surprised with the accommodation and how happy the children all were. We all had bought toys for them to play with, chat with the staff and most importantly play in the garden with them. It was very heartwarming and rewarding to see them laughing and running around.

This was where our Feejee experience tour ended and we all went off on our separate ways. However saying that we did see the girls at our next stop - Mantaray Island.

On this Island we were able to relax and enjoy spending some time on the beach. I was also able to do three dives including a night dive which were amazing and have definitely given me the buzz to do more again. I even got to see a shark, no big deal! :o)

Unfortunately this was where our time on Fiji ended. We had a brilliant time, saw some amazing places and experienced some amazing things and really was a once in a life time trip.

This is also where my blog is going to end for now as whilst I write this I am currently on my way to move to Perth for work and therefore won't be doing too much traveling. Never fear though as this isn't goodbye and is only see you all very soon.

Take care all

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