We stayed at the hotel the following morning. We were both tired from the late night last night, and with our work done, we checked-out and just rested in the outdoor patio area, just enjoying the view and waiting for our flight back. Eventually we heard the siren to announce that our plane was approaching, and made our way back to the airport for our flight home.
Much like our trip to Tuvalu, we had to travel through Suva again. We landed and took a taxi to the hotel (our taxi driver to the hotel was really friendly, and was point out interesting landmarks on the way). We stayed in during the day and had a bit of a celebratory dinner to toast the end of the mission. Then it was a flight back to Nadi the next morning, and eventually back to Melbourne.
And so ended our mission in the Pacific Islands. I think it’s safe to say that it’s been a pretty interesting period of my life and I’m really happy to have had the opportunity to do it.
Oh, and one last thing: by the time I got back, the cold just flared up, overwhelmed me, and knocked be out for a couple of days. I don’t remember being as sick as I did from that cold. Travel really does take it out of you.