Suva

Packing into the Suva-Nadi-Suva taxi we were elbow to elbow. 13 passengers filled every seat. These taxi’s follow the usual frantic pace of taxis with a bit of something special added. They make up to seven trips back and forth from the capital Suva, and back to Nadi. Taking the Queens road south east they cut the six hour bus ride in half taking a bit under three hours. Once on the highway it’s no wonder how they make up the time; tailing other vehicles often as both cars attempt to pass a bus or two. I decide to just look out the window and hope for the best. A passenger in front has come down with motion sickness and vomited in the front, I guess he didn’t have time to stop. We pull in to downtown Suva near the market, and hail another taxi to catch a ride to south seas private hotel, which is a bit older without the room service but has a communal kitchen to make some delicious dishes with the fresh food from the market.