Sand Dunes National Park

June 27th Sunday 2010.
After a wonderful breakfast at the beautiful resort we boarded the bus for a 1 hour journey to Sigatoka Sand Dunes National Park. We were greeted by an enthusiastic team of rangers and they explained the course we were going to take. There wasn't much cloud cover today so it was pretty hot and humid. All students bought water yesterday when we stopped at the local store. We began walking the beautiful trails to very spectacular views from high Juvonuleva (Turtle ) Lookout. We arrived at a location where each person was given a tree to plant to keep the forest thriving. After planting our trees you had the choice to take the 1 hour scenic walk or the 2 hour walk. Most everyone took the 2 hour walk. We had to climb a steep hill of sand to get to the ocean. What a view! We then walked along Fiji's beach while learning Fijian Culture. We took pictures along the way. We then went into the forest and had a story about tree hugging and we made a tree hugger.( sticks, vines, leaves for dress and coconut for the head) After that we ventured further to the tree of soles. While on the beach we picked up any flip flops that had washed ashore and we hung them from a tree know as the "Tree of Soles" People wrote on their soles and we saw one from PTP New York 2004. After sole searching we went back to the ranger station and had lunch brought from Mcdonalds. After playing Net Ball (Volleyball) we boarded the bus for Fijian shopping. Now we are back at the hotel swimming, snorkeling, Kayaking, relaxing before dinner.
Connie