Wednesday 11/5- R&R at the resort

After such a busy day on Tuesday we had a rest day at the resort. Snorkeling in the morning and afternoon. I can't believe the variety of fish! There are beautiful live coral right outside our bure. It seems like we could snorkel forever and still see something new. After breakfast we did some time at the pool, fun playing volleyball and then lunch poolside. The kids menu is really inexpensive... Yummy hamburger and fries for $3 USD.

Our friend Moses ("Mosesay") cut open coconuts for us. So delicious. The machete was definitely not the cleanest and Jeff didn't bat an eye. I on the other hand wiped the coconut rim as best as I could and then brought the coconut meat inside to wash in really hot water. The coconut meat was delicious and I think it couldn't hurt with the weird stomach stuff some of us have going on.

Jeff was set to meet with Parveesh CEO of hospital here re: getting radiation onc going in Fiji. Parveesh got stuck at the hospital on a case and had to cancel. Not sure if we'll see him this trip.

We snorkeled again in the afternoon, the high tide lasted a good long time. We played a dice game called "30" at the hotel room and went to dinner around 730. We enjoyed the island dance entertainment at dinner.

Health /TMI report:🤪

Emily not feeling well, spent the day in the room, not violently ill but diarrhea and stomach cramps didn't feel like being upright and wanted to stay near the restroom...

Grandpa also not feeling the best, he took azithromycin in the evening. Jeff had it for Malawi and didn't need it... I'm glad we brought it with us. We have one more round we're holding onto for when someone needs it.

Annie woke up last night with diarrhea... and Ben and Dad report they are also running "loose" Not sure what the culprit is... Maybe the juice at breakfast. Mom, Katie and Jon seem fine so far.

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