Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Tavarua Fiji~Part 1

We had such an amazing time in Tavarua. It's so fun to see how comfortable Riley is becoming with the water and the Fijians :) I took SO many pictures I am going to post the trip in separate parts so it may take a couple days. Our flight there went better than expected, Riley has become quite the seasoned traveler and seems to have more patience going through customs then I do! We arrived in Nadi Fiji around 6am to perfect weather. Usually we stay at a small hotel before heading to the island later in the afternoon but this year we headed straight over to Tavarua accompanied by professional surfer Rob Machado. Riley enjoyed the van ride to the make shift dock checking out the cows, and horses along the roadside while I held on for dear life going over bumpy roads with huge potholes and bridges made of wood slabs. 30 minutes later we got on the boat where Riley actually fell asleep on the ride over! As usual, Paul had to bring the soccer goals (they collapse and he carried them in his board bag) to the Island. Riley got right to it kicking the ball on the deck (no shoes of course....cringe) luckily he didn't get any splinters or nails in his feet!

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