Today is our transfer day from Suva to Nadi, because from here there's only some kilometres to the airport.
The minivan was filled up (i.e. a little bit over the standard) with very nice Fijians and the ride reminded us of a roller-coaster ride with all the hands up.
Over three hours of such an attraction made us really tired.
As some mind relaxation we would like to show you the beauty of the people and flowers We have seen in Fiji. Most of women working in tourism (apparently not only them) wear, clipped to their hair, a flower - frangipani. Unfortunately, the flower is plastic, naturally produced in China but gives the impession of being natural.
Frangipani is a beautiful flower and it has kept us company in Asia, Australia, and Oceania.
"Plumeria (common name Frangipani) is a genus of flowering plants of the family that is related to the Oleander.The genus, originally spelled Plumiera, is named in honor of the seventeenth-century French botanist Charles Plumier. Plumeria flowers are most fragrant at night in order to lure sphinx moths to pollinate them. The flowers have no nectar, and simply dupe their pollinators. The moths inadvertently pollinate them by transferring pollen from flower to flower in their fruitless search for nectar.In several Pacific islands, such as Tahiti, Fiji, Samoa, Hawaii, New Zealand, Tonga, and the Cook Islands Plumeria species are used for making leis. In modern Polynesian culture, it can be worn by women to indicate their relationship status - over the right ear if seeking a relationship, and over the left if taken.
Have a look a these beautiful people!
