The Garden of the Sleeping Giant and Sabeto Hot Springs were highlights of Fiji. The Garden was lush with about an hour long circle hike through all sorts of flowers, trees, a fish pod and a swing. After the hike we were served juice in comfy chairs overlooking the grounds. Then a short drive down the dirt road to the Sabeto Hot Springs where we spent the day with Anny who guided us through the mud pool and 3 other hot springs, massages, and a meal with her family. We sat on a palm fond mat on the floor while eating and Ken ended up buying the mat Anny had in her house. In the pic of Anny & Ken above he is asking her how they take care of the elders in her village and she is telling him about her mom who is also sitting on the mat with us. We didn’t have enough time in Fiji, we were trying to make it to Australia by a certain date, and we spent a lot of our time on boat projects and entry procedures for Australia, but the time with Anny and her family was really special and made the stop in Fiji particularly memorable.