Everyone slept great. The boys were awake at 6am to snorkel! I could hear them squealing and calling to each other through their snorkels as they saw fish. The kids love the water!
We had a delicious breakfast- toast, danishes, breads, fruit etc and hot breakfast menu of eggs or pancakes etc.
High tide wasn't until 4:00 so we spent some time in the pool. The sun was out and some of us got sunburned pretty quick! The resort isn't crowded at all- we had to pool pretty much to ourselves. We read that mid- Oct to mid-Nov is their low season because the Aussie is are in school and don't have holiday. (It seems like most everyone visiting us Australian)
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| Jeff on the slide |
After breakfast we put on dry clothes to go explore low tide.
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Blue starfish!
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You can't tell from this picture but gray clouds rolled in and it began to rain... Lightning struck about a mile away so we decided to get off the water and see if we could wait it out. Cute Emily is literally afraid of falling coconut, she read somewhere that "x" number of people die a year so she thought this was a safe place to hide.
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| Emily hiding from the rain (and falling coconuts!) |
No signs of letting up so we decided to walk back to our bure. It rained heavily for almost an hour. We sat on the porch and the kids danced and "showered" in the downpour. Serendipity!
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| Grateful to have Jeff's parents with us! |
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| Ben, Jonathan and Annie playing in the rain |
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| Telling about his mission |
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| Annie laughing at Daddy's teasing |
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| Telling Lovey she'll always be my baby |
We cleaned up and headed to Sigatoka town about 25 min away... Jeff and Grandpa were on a mission to find curry for lunch. Grandma and the kids made up new words to songs to entertain us on the drive.
We parked in Sigatoka which was bustling compared to yesterday. G&G stopped at the bank (Grandma was reminded by the security guard to take her hat off!) while we browsed the seamstress shop next door. The boys and Annie found shirts and dresses, Jeff had a conversation with the shop owner. She gave us a good local price for the clothes and we tipped her in return.
The chicken curry lunch did not disappoint! Even though boneless was available, Dad made sure to order bone-in so we could get a more authentic experience (boneless wasn't a thing when he . Chop suey, chow mein and chicken sandwiches passed around as well. Yummm!
After lunch we walked through the market. Jeff was sure to pick up some liganimarama "lady fingers" tiny tart bananas. The kids walked straight into three ladies shops selling jewelry. We had no prep so I was trying to teach them how to barter on the fly, Katie got a turquoise ring, Ben a necklace, Jonathan a leather turtle bracket and Annie a necklace. (They were confused why the ladies didn't give them a price straightforward) When the purchasing was complete Jeff approached and began speaking Hindi, the ladies loved that. It's such a highlight to see Jeff speak the language- always catches people by surprise- they light up and let down their guard.
Had to stop for some hot bread. The bakery smelled delicious! Annie thought it was a good idea to get her own loaf so she could snack on it back at the resort.
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| Ben is thrilled with his shirt and necklace |
When we got back we did some room swapping .. G&G got to move closer to us so now we're all three in a row room 305-307. Then the whole family geared up and snorkeled at high tide around 4:00... Lots of beautiful fish! Then more pool time until dark, dry clothes and off to the restaurant for dinner. By then it was 8:00 ish and the sleepiness was hitting! Annie fell asleep before her spaghetti and cake and ice cream came... Jeff and I and a few of the kids were nodding off as we waited.
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| Lot of pool time |
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| Emily won a drink for the name that tune happy hour game (we randomly shouted answer from the pool but then she got the last question right which was worth a lot!) |
Goodnight Fiji! You gave us a beautiful day!
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