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ProudMNDemocrat

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2. Fiji is a lovely island...

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Thu Dec 17, 2020, 08:31 PM

Dec 2020

When I was there on a day stop in Suva, I saw areas that were very poor.

The people were so grateful towards those buying their wares. I bought 2 beautifully made dresses for my younger granddaughters from a local seamstress there. She asked $45 for them. I gave her $60. She beamed and said "Bola".

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Storm Yasa hits Fiji with destructive winds of 240 km/h (150 mph). [View all] catbyte Dec 2020 OP

Wow. Cyclones can be worse on that side of the world than what we see here. captain queeg Dec 2020 #1

On our voyage to Australia, we stopped on Fiji for the day. ProudMNDemocrat Dec 2020 #3

Fiji is a lovely island... ProudMNDemocrat Dec 2020 #2