Our Journey to Suva, Fiji

Thinking it might be a little too much luggage to take to Fiji, we decided to 

downsize to just 2 big suitcases and one carry-on luggage, each.

After arriving in Las Angeles after our 3 hour flight from Calgary, we had a 7 hour layover in LAX,
 before beginning our 12 hour flight across the ocean to get to the Nadi, Fiji airport.
It was a little tricky, but we managed to fit all of our luggage into this little rental car before driving 3 hours to the capital city of Suva.  We were exhausted with all this travel, but the excitement kept us going.

We then moved into our furnished "Flat".  We were quite pleased with the Flat, as it has a nice view of the mountains and the valley near Suva.

After two days of travel, and shopping for all sorts of odds & ends, as well as food, we were both exhausted, suffering jet lag.  Sunday was a day of rest for us, as we went to Church, in a beautiful location, over looking the ocean.  

As you can see, Dr. Nielson is already blending in with the Native Fijians, 

wearing a Sulu (it's not a skirt!).  

I found out just how cool and comfortable a Sulu is on a hot summer day!