![Rather than continue on Queens Highway all the way to Suva, I took an inland detour via Namosi Road](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023602.7HtomwdT.FijiOct120305.jpg) Rather than continue on Queens Highway all the way to Suva, I took an inland detour via Namosi Road |
![The turnoff for Namosi Road is 20km east of Pacific Harbour and 10km east of the Navua River bridge](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023603.3axgCONa.FijiOct120306.jpg) The turnoff for Namosi Road is 20km east of Pacific Harbour and 10km east of the Navua River bridge |
![Namosi Road, an interesting detour to see some of inland Viti Levu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023604.6N0P2Gaz.FijiOct120308.jpg) Namosi Road, an interesting detour to see some of inland Viti Levu |
![The interior of Viti Levu is mostly rugged mountains and jungle](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023605.7OfFRC8f.FijiOct120310.jpg) The interior of Viti Levu is mostly rugged mountains and jungle |
![Crossing a stream, Namosi Road](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023606.XbG1KjvR.FijiOct120312.jpg) Crossing a stream, Namosi Road |
![Fijian jungle](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023607.DkqqCT7K.FijiOct120313.jpg) Fijian jungle |
![Namosi Road is mostly in decent condition and passable in a regular car](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023608.0fGti8Nd.FijiOct120314.jpg) Namosi Road is mostly in decent condition and passable in a regular car |
![Fern tree, Viti Levu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023609.BvDq6fsd.FijiOct120315.jpg) Fern tree, Viti Levu |
![Volcanic landscape, Viti Levu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023610.MIee1Sc3.FijiOct120316.jpg) Volcanic landscape, Viti Levu |
![Rural Fiji - Viti Levu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023611.rCNxHfkM.FijiOct120318.jpg) Rural Fiji - Viti Levu |
![Cow hanging out on the side of Namosi Road](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023612.bG6yofFk.FijiOct120322.jpg) Cow hanging out on the side of Namosi Road |
![Panoramic view of the landscape of southern Viti Levu, Fiji](https://a4.pbase.com/g2/93/329493/2/147023676.Z0MgyeuI.jpg) Panoramic view of the landscape of southern Viti Levu, Fiji |
![Tropical flowers brighten the otherwise green jungle](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023613.uGHiv2G5.FijiOct120328.jpg) Tropical flowers brighten the otherwise green jungle |
![Viti Levu landscape - Fiji](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023614.vxl4gmZS.FijiOct120329.jpg) Viti Levu landscape - Fiji |
![The first village is 20 windy scenic km inland from Queen's Highway](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023615.DKjuhUsg.FijiOct120331.jpg) The first village is 20 windy scenic km inland from Queen's Highway |
![Namosi village, Viti Levu-Fiji](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023616.OTvAc5OK.FijiOct120332.jpg) Namosi village, Viti Levu-Fiji |
![Clean and orderly village 2.7 km east of Namosi with its simple huts, mostly tin](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023617.StXYiV8B.FijiOct120333.jpg) Clean and orderly village 2.7 km east of Namosi with its simple huts, mostly tin |
![Flowering tree with rugged mountains of interior Viti Levu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023618.n8Thtu2l.FijiOct120334.jpg) Flowering tree with rugged mountains of interior Viti Levu |
![Mountain peaks near Namosi rise up to 3000 ft](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023619.uuEzJQPC.FijiOct120336.jpg) Mountain peaks near Namosi rise up to 3000 ft |
![Mountain peak framed by vegetation, Viti Levu-Fiji](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023620.ibCjgGPe.FijiOct120337.jpg) Mountain peak framed by vegetation, Viti Levu-Fiji |
![Heading west towards Namosi, I followed the road upstream](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023621.TBEUIxQL.FijiOct120339.jpg) Heading west towards Namosi, I followed the road upstream |
![Stream through a bamboo forest near Namosi, Viti Levu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023622.eyxIuCJX.FijiOct120341.jpg) Stream through a bamboo forest near Namosi, Viti Levu |
![Stream through a bamboo forest near Namosi, Viti Levu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023623.SHbOPFDQ.FijiOct120342.jpg) Stream through a bamboo forest near Namosi, Viti Levu |
![Freedom to explore Viti Levu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023624.6O52jq98.FijiOct120343.jpg) Freedom to explore Viti Levu |
![A small cascade](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023625.mZ4fYF8X.FijiOct120344.jpg) A small cascade |
![An old suspension foot bridge in slight disrepair](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023626.e4YuQBkB.FijiOct120347.jpg) An old suspension foot bridge in slight disrepair |
![Namosi Village, Viti Levu-Fiji](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023627.XOoYORhD.FijiOct120348.jpg) Namosi Village, Viti Levu-Fiji |
![The river at Namosi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023628.637m5aFw.FijiOct120349.jpg) The river at Namosi |
![The river at Namosi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023629.8gKJ2w9g.FijiOct120350.jpg) The river at Namosi |
![Short of time, I didn't continue too far west of Namosi, so I turned back east towards Suva](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023630.JQSISmXM.FijiOct120351.jpg) Short of time, I didn't continue too far west of Namosi, so I turned back east towards Suva |
![Scenic interior of Viti Levu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023631.CoxgtbJ8.FijiOct120355.jpg) Scenic interior of Viti Levu |
![Flowering tree, Vunirara in Fijian](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023632.uxe8tETN.FijiOct120357.jpg) Flowering tree, Vunirara in Fijian |
![River at Namosi](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023633.hzgGyoGF.FijiOct120358.jpg) River at Namosi |
![Three-way junction - Namosi Road, Waidina/Suva Road and Waisoi Road](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023634.J3PDSbJQ.FijiOct120359.jpg) Three-way junction - Namosi Road, Waidina/Suva Road and Waisoi Road |
![Naitavuni Village, Viti Levu-Fiji](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023635.Xn7PHNjD.FijiOct120361.jpg) Naitavuni Village, Viti Levu-Fiji |
![Na Bula Nakwa - Naseuvou Village, Viti Levu-Fiji](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023636.tfc3aIpv.FijiOct120363.jpg) Na Bula Nakwa - Naseuvou Village, Viti Levu-Fiji |
![Half-traditional hut](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023637.BbUOHeFt.FijiOct120364.jpg) Half-traditional hut |
![Naseuvou Village, Viti Levu-Fiji](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023638.mPVJyV3y.FijiOct120366.jpg) Naseuvou Village, Viti Levu-Fiji |
![Waidina/Suva Road](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023639.JctU7jDS.FijiOct120367.jpg) Waidina/Suva Road |
![Lush interior, Viti Levu-Fiji](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023640.cHUaGzUQ.FijiOct120368.jpg) Lush interior, Viti Levu-Fiji |
![Waidina/Suva Road](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023641.nvU8eu8w.FijiOct120370.jpg) Waidina/Suva Road |
![Along this road, villages occur more frequently](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023642.2QzXsG4B.FijiOct120371.jpg) Along this road, villages occur more frequently |
![Nasele Catholic School - Established 1958](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023643.KEdHaH7l.FijiOct120372.jpg) Nasele Catholic School - Established 1958 |
![Welcome to Nasirotu Village, a Combined Community and Student Nurses Project](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023645.kHAIe1QM.FijiOct120374.jpg) Welcome to Nasirotu Village, a Combined Community and Student Nurses Project |
![Nasirotu Village, Viti Levu-Fiji](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023644.DQwbD5tl.FijiOct120373.jpg) Nasirotu Village, Viti Levu-Fiji |
![The river widens as it flows eastward down from the mountains of Viti Levu](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023646.AEJ6HBku.FijiOct120376.jpg) The river widens as it flows eastward down from the mountains of Viti Levu |
![Waidina Secondary School, Viti Levu-Fiji](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023647.aFP5i8v6.FijiOct120377.jpg) Waidina Secondary School, Viti Levu-Fiji |
![Pupils of the Waidina Secondary School](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023648.H7DNI7s4.FijiOct120378.jpg) Pupils of the Waidina Secondary School |
![Friendly greeting - I don't think tourists come this way too often](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023649.EU7xgclv.FijiOct120378a.jpg) Friendly greeting - I don't think tourists come this way too often |
![Navurevure Village, Viti Levu-Fiji](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023650.3yrdD1Bn.FijiOct120380.jpg) Navurevure Village, Viti Levu-Fiji |
![Typical rural house in Fiji](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023651.SP1SyCRG.FijiOct120382.jpg) Typical rural house in Fiji |
![Mother with two young children watching the world pass by](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023652.hbGxEJDc.FijiOct120383.jpg) Mother with two young children watching the world pass by |
![Agriculture near Navatuvula Village, Viti Levu-Fiji](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023653.t1afeWDY.FijiOct120391.jpg) Agriculture near Navatuvula Village, Viti Levu-Fiji |
![A more substantial house than many others](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023654.xpO3XIXj.FijiOct120393.jpg) A more substantial house than many others |
![Back in civilization - Pacific petrol station, Prince's Road just north of Suva](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/147023655.DJoVlANv.FijiOct120394.jpg) Back in civilization - Pacific petrol station, Prince's Road just north of Suva |