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Well we are packed and ready to go!  As you can see Greta's cousin Sandy and her husband Dave made it to Portland from Minnesota and are excited about hitting the road...or should I say the airways.   All I can say is Fiji and New Zealand had better watch out!  We will be flying to Los Angeles Saturday at 5:00 PM and then on to Fiji at 11:30 PM.  Our arrival time will be at 5:10 AM Monday after a 10 hour flight.  We might be a bit sluggish when we get there, but we will handle it!

With the following Fijiian restriction list, how did we EVER manage to fill our suitcases! (Remember this is Greta talking.)

The following goods are prohibited or restricted

• Animal and animal products
• Birds
• Fresh fruits and vegetables
• Fresh flowers and dried leis
• Seeds and plant cuttings
• Root crops
• Bulbs, corms, rhizomes and tubers
• Coconuts
• Live fish (including all marine products)
• Meat – any kind (Fresh, chilled or canned)
• Poultry (meat, egg, feathers or bones)
• Honey
• Mushrooms
• Noodles
• Rice and other grains
• Nuts and kernels
• Dairy products
• Herbs, spices and pulses
• Handicrafts and artifacts (including snail and sea shells)
• Furs, feathers, bones and horns
• Cultures, organisms, biological specimens
• Insects, reptiles and embryos (live or dead)
• Used machinery and equipment
• Soil, sand and rocks
• Any other quarantine related materials.