We arrived at the Fiji airport Sunday morning (Saturday afternoon, NYC time) pre-dawn, completely exhausted We were greeted by our very nice driver who taught us the following about Fiji:
• Tourism is the country's largest source of income.
• There are 330 islands composing Fiji • They have a military government
• Population: 760k
• There are many stray animals (horses, cows dogs) roaming around the side of the road at ay given time. (This will later cause me to yell at Chad for nearly petting some dirty itinerant dog on the beach. Lesson learned).
After arriving at our fab hotel and enjoying an extensive buffet breakfast, Chad helped himself to a BIG nap by the pool. He cited my presence in our row of seats on the previous evening’s flight as the sole reason that he could not sleep , and was therefore very tired. Either way, we spend yesterday floating around the grounds in a daze, and therefore have not much to report.
I’ve included a few excerpts from Chad’s conversations in the past 48 hours, which indicate that in the world of Football vs. Honeymoons, football still has a fighting chance:
Chad, approximately 48 minutes into our honeymoon, chatting with a Newark Airport ticket agent:
CHAD: “… yup, we’re going on our honeymoon…. Fiji, New Zealand, Australia.
TICKET AGENT: That is so great! I went on my honeymoon to Tahiti at this exact time last year… you’re going to really enjoy it!
CHAD: (Suddenly very focused) Tahiti, huh? What was the TV situation there? Were you able to catch any of the games.
GATE AGENT: (Looking confused… perhaps because he is aware that while Tahiti and Fiji may share an ocean, they probably do not share a cable company). Dude… it’s your honeymoon. You won’t be thinking about football.
Chad smiles and turns away, knowing that he has not found a kindred soul in this gate agent.
Chad, approximately 45 seconds into our 45 minute drive to the hotel:
CHAD: (to driver) So, what’s the NFL football situation in Fiji?
DRIVER: Oh, NFL? It’s on TV here! Should be on at hotel. (This turns out to be a pack of lies, but for the moment, Chad is in heaven).
Chad, at 7am this morning, trying to log into Ramsey’s direct TV account:
MORGAN: (After watching Chad enter and re-enter the same password five times) What seems to be the problem, Chad?
CHAD: I can’t log in to Ramsey’s direct TV account and ESPN isn’t even working on the television (we have 12 channels, and miraculously, ESPN is one of them).
MORGAN: Well, it says that there is another used logged in.
CHAD: DAMMIT!!!!! F*cking Ramsey, giving his password to everyone! I need to watch the pats game next week.
30 Seconds Later:
CHAD: Hello, is this the front desk? ESPN isn’t working on my television. Is there anyone who can help?
Love!!
Chad and Morgan
PS- Sorry- I realize that these posts are too long! Will try to condense what I publish in future entries!
ReplyDelete"Dude, it's your honeymoon. You won't be thinking about football." Who is this clown?
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work!
An actual quote from an email from Chad, dated Tuesday, October 12th, in reference to his come from behind in in both leagues on Monday:
ReplyDelete"I came off the golf course and caught the last minute of the game ... probably the best MNF ive ever had in terms of fantasy. just makes the honeymoon even better..."