footnotes

regarding 'resorts'...basically all of the accommodations available on the yasawas, if not most of fiji, are called resorts. this does not mean what it means to us in the U.S. - as in fancy, sprawling, massage-giving areas. it's basically just a place to stay. there are a handful of fancy resorts that are $600F to $2000F a night (the kind of places you hear Nicole Kidman, etc. staying at), but the majority of the other resorts provide a range of affordable accommodations for backpackers (hostel-dorm type rooms), couples (double bed bures, or, thatched huts), and families. island resorts do not have pools (why would you if you have the best pieces of beach and ocean literally at your doorstep? the places range in quality but are generally pretty simple with shared bathrooms and showers and limited running water, and definitely not hot water. anyway, i just wanted to let you know about that.

also, the exchange rate in Fiji is about $.60US to $1F. not too shabby. their currency is relatively colorful and they do not have 1 cent coins. way to go.