Really nice post; thanks, very interesting to find out about Fiji's history. Also I like the fact that you put the word discovered in quotations. We use that word without even thinking, however it is pretty insulting to the people who actually discovered it, as if history only starts when Westerners stumble upon an existing culture.
Cg
Thanks! It's a fascinating place - both in their history and in how daily life plays out, especially on the smaller islands. Yeah, the whole "discovered" thing drives me nuts, too - as if those who've lived there for thousands of years... somehow didn't. That's part of why I'm planning to post more about the smaller islands - and not the resorts. On the resorts, there's this feeling like you could be in FLORIDA or any other beach area. Our hosts were incredibly gracious to bring us to their family/tribe's island for a week or so... that's what was most memorable.