Days 4-5

On our first morning in Fiji, we commented to our waiter how beautiful Fiji was. We asked, “What’s the weather for today?”

He responded, “Today is beautiful! Tomorrow is beautiful! Every day in Fiji… beautiful!!”

Yesterday we awoke to a downpour. We decided that this was likely a passing shower, and ran to breakfast in the rain. We stopped by the concierge on the way out to sort out some flight details. I had to do the talking as Chad had previously berated the concierge about a tardy shuttle to the golf course. She informed us without hesitation or an ounce of sympathy that it would rain like this for the next four days (and then I think she smiled at Chad).

Fortunately, Chad and I are great at entertaining ourselves. We purchased the internet and Chad spent hours catching up on the latest gossip and doing fantasy football related activities. I used gmail to make a few phone calls. (I like talking on the phone)! We took a field trip to a great indoor/outdoor bar, where we had mid afternoon cocktails and played cards. Things really got exciting when Chad decided that it was laundry time and washed his clothes in our bathtub. Let’s just say that in the 24 hours since the clothes have been washed, Chad has spent approximately 2 hours blow drying his shirts that likely will never dry in time for our 8am flight tomorrow.

Tomorrow we head to Queenstown where god willing, we’ll have something more exciting to report! On the docket we have: helicopter trips, wine tasting, a road trip to a glacier (driving on the opposite side of the road and navigating foreign roads should provide for a lifetime of entertainment) and some other items TBD.

Despite the rain, we have really had the best time in Fiji, doing a lot of what we do best- entertaining ourselves and eachother, though likely not our poor readership! Aurevoir from Fiji!