Our 46 Hour Tuesday!

April 16th, 2019

Nadi, Fiji

Up early and a breakfast at the hotel. No protein, but some pretty tasty chocolate donuts. Kids were on the water slides by 7:45. A quick pack while the kids played and drove down to the Coral Coast (about an hour) for our last day at the beach.  There aren't any good snorkeling/surfing/beautiful beaches by Nadi so we had to make the drive.  

We got a day pass at the Intercontinental Hotel.  Beautiful hotel and friendly staff.  I got a massage at one of the little stands set up on the beach by a local lady.  So affordable at $30 USD for 60 minutes. The three brave ones surfed and went body surfing.  I enjoyed the elegant adult only infinity pool overlooking the ocean where I can see them surfing. A nice lunch, drinks and ice cream poolside and it was time to head back to Nadi.  They don't expect to be tipped, but Andy did tip one waiter, Mark, because he was so nice and had been helpful.  Next thing we know he got us a swanky room with a shower and we could change before heading back for our flight tonight. It was all very boujee. 

Dinner at the Bounty Bar and Grill was very good and Andy finished out with getting curry of course.  Kids are now getting hooked on it too. 

To the airport and waiting to board our 10:30 red eye.  It has been a long day and now we have a 10 1/2 hour flight ahead of us to San Francisco. 

We all got about 4-5 hours of sleep on the plane which helps but definitely not enough.  

Not a lot of time to get through customs and to our gate so hoping there are no big issues. I read an article about an app that helps you get through customs more quickly and it totally worked! We breezed through customs. With our TSA pre approval security was easy and to the gate with lots of time to spare.

Landing at 6:15 pm. All said and done it has been a 46 hour Tuesday since we crossed the International Date Line. What a big day and can't wait to sleep in my bed.  Kids are back to school tomorrow and back to our routine. 

A great trip with warm friendly Fijians, amazing snorkeling with crystal blue warm water and a chill vibe the entire time.  If it wasn't such a long flight I would go back in a second!