Nothing like the Robinson Crusoe novel...

For the last 6 days we have been on a remote island off the south west coast of Fiji! Although the island is called Robinson Crusoe it is NOTHING like the novel!
To start, the novel is about a castaway that lands on an island in Venezuela not Fiji... Also, I'm pretty sure the original island didn't have half naked men fire dancing and knife throwing! :)
The island was so much fun! Our intention was only to stay for 3 nights so we could explore other islands in the north but just like the castaway in Venezuela we got stuck there! (by choice though!) The first few days were really relaxing. There was only about 7 guests in total and we were all girls! I'm sure to some that would be a dream island! It was nice since we could relax and head to bed early since there wasn't much happening! But the day before we left a boat FULL of people arrived! This changed the dynamic of the island 100%. First... boys arrived! and they were all party animals so the island became more upbeat then the relaxed one we were used to! Claire and I hadn't had a party night since we got to Fiji so we were excited to dance and have a few beers! With all the new arrivals we decided to stay two more nights! Some of the people we meet were Israeli, Irish, Dutch, English and French Canadians.
Claire and I also met this really amazing girl named Nikki. She is from Oregon but was working in New Zealand for the last 6 months. She became a really good friend in only a short time! I love when you feel like you have know someone forever but in reality its been only a short time!
The island was tiny so you could walk around it in 20 minutes! We did this a few times throughout the 6 days. At one point we took kayaks out to a sand bar about 2km off the island! I wish I brought a camera since the view of the island way out there was absolutely stunning. The palm trees were so tall and the beach was so beautiful! Just like a postcard!
The staff on the island was hilarious. The men were the entertainers and the women did the cooking and reception. [I don't know for sure, but I think there is a law in Fiji that men have to be beautiful! Every single guy I have seen on (and off) the island is gorgeous!] The men's uniforms on Robinson Crusoe consisted of a sulu ONLY! ...long pieces of fabric tied around their waist! It must be a marketing ploy!
Every other day a Day Cruise would come to the island and the men would put on a show. There was traditional Fijian dances, knife throwing, fire dancing, lovo cooking, coconut tree climbing, bush walks and coconut jewelery making.
It was sad to leave the island since we became such good friends with the staff. They treated us so well and made us feel incredibly welcome. We were constantly laughing with them and joking around! I definitely recommend going to Robinson Crusoe if you are ever in Fiji!

Off to Sydney tomorrow... super excited!
love from Fiji (for the last time!)
J

Nothing like the Robinson Crusoe novel...

Vusama, Fiji