My crappy old PC has decided it has had enough and is once again not working so we are relying on the resort computers when they are available and working. One connects via Google UK and the other via Google Australia while the one in our room goes through Google Fiji - pretty cool to see the different logos pop up. Sean and Elle made our day with a video that we could only access via Bob's i-touch (that on top of the ongoing laptop issues have convinced us to return to Apple when we get home - anyone have suggestions, let's hear 'em). Anyway, my precious little Elle popped up on the little screen and with only a little prompting from her dad wished us fun in Fiji - gotta love the WWW and thoughtful children. Thanks Sean and Elle, we love and miss you!
Yesterday as we sat on our deck drinking the complimentary bottle of champagne that came complete with apology note (for what we still don't know other than maybe the guys painting and sanding 2 bures down) and the afternoon snacks, cookies and ice delivered to our room daily, we heard the distant sound of volleyball on the beach. To prove that real men can wear sarongs and play beach volleyball, Bob took off in the direction of the beach (pics coming later). He returned sweaty but with a smile on his face, not that he needed some guy time or anything after so many days with just his wife for company.
Today was another lazy day in paradise, we read by the pool and I celebrated Matthew introducing me to the Kindle so that I could carry as many books as I wanted in only inches of my carry on and less than a pound of added weight. As we walked from our bure to breakfast, we saw 2 baby sharks swimming in the very waters we walk and swim through. Tonight on the way back, Bob was followed like some kind of pied piper by a school of what looked like zebra fish that changed direction every time he did and I stood at the bathroom sink counting starfish - unbelievable! I have now seen blue starfish in Tonga and Fiji, red starfish in Belize and I am wondering why the starfish at home are so colorless - blah just like the ocean.
So we are posting while we await the torch lighting ceremony that is listed as happening at 6:30 but apparently Fiji time is a little loose, as we have managed to miss it every night. Tonight we were told to be here by 5:50 so as not to miss it. No sign of any lighting yet - maybe they will do it at the manager's cocktail party that we are all invited to attend followed by a traditional Fijian feast that has been baking in leaves in the ground all day somewhere or so we are told. Anyway we are looking forward to both and will report in tomorrow if we can.
Yesterday as we sat on our deck drinking the complimentary bottle of champagne that came complete with apology note (for what we still don't know other than maybe the guys painting and sanding 2 bures down) and the afternoon snacks, cookies and ice delivered to our room daily, we heard the distant sound of volleyball on the beach. To prove that real men can wear sarongs and play beach volleyball, Bob took off in the direction of the beach (pics coming later). He returned sweaty but with a smile on his face, not that he needed some guy time or anything after so many days with just his wife for company.
Today was another lazy day in paradise, we read by the pool and I celebrated Matthew introducing me to the Kindle so that I could carry as many books as I wanted in only inches of my carry on and less than a pound of added weight. As we walked from our bure to breakfast, we saw 2 baby sharks swimming in the very waters we walk and swim through. Tonight on the way back, Bob was followed like some kind of pied piper by a school of what looked like zebra fish that changed direction every time he did and I stood at the bathroom sink counting starfish - unbelievable! I have now seen blue starfish in Tonga and Fiji, red starfish in Belize and I am wondering why the starfish at home are so colorless - blah just like the ocean.
So we are posting while we await the torch lighting ceremony that is listed as happening at 6:30 but apparently Fiji time is a little loose, as we have managed to miss it every night. Tonight we were told to be here by 5:50 so as not to miss it. No sign of any lighting yet - maybe they will do it at the manager's cocktail party that we are all invited to attend followed by a traditional Fijian feast that has been baking in leaves in the ground all day somewhere or so we are told. Anyway we are looking forward to both and will report in tomorrow if we can.
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