Fiji Time!
Posted by Sarah O'Neill , Saturday, 4 June 2011 14:24
We woke up and the room was flooded with light, and the curtains were billowing out into the room, so we could see the sea behind them, it was a bit like being in a movie! Ben had set his 
alarm for 6.30am, so we could be at breakfast for 7am, and then he was diving at 8am. I was thinking we were being a bit overzealous, and was proved right, we are in Fiji after all! Everyone here works on Fiji time, which means no hurry! There was no one around for breakfast, however, we could help ourselves to cereal for the time being, but had to wait for the hot water urn for tea, and the hatch to open for toast etc. We then went to the di
ve bure at 8am, and it was all shut up! Again, Fiji time!!!! The sea was really choppy so we wondered whether they would even run diving, but there was no one around to ask! We went and played a game of Rummikiub on the balcony and kept an eye out for the dive shop to open. When it did they said they weren’t running any trips that morning as the sea was too rough. So we had a morning of sunbathing instead. The weather had changed dramatically overnight, and it was very windy, and a bit overcast. We saw the boat arrive with people and they had a good job getting out of the boat without getting soaked! We were still hoping to go on the village tour, but then one of the locals who works here said they were taking a boat to the other side of the island to watch some rugby and invited us. I mentioned the village trip, and he said we could incorporate that too, so we signed up! We had a lazy morning until lunch, and then it was up to the hut for sausages and pasta, with some coleslaw, and a bit of fruit. Luckily we could go up for seconds as the portions started off small, but seemed to get bigger. We resolved not to be so early for lunch again! We went down to the activity bure there were lots of people waiting for the rugby trip. They told us to wait there, so we found a spot in the shade sat on the wall and waited. We were sat there for about 45 minutes in total, when one girl who was now sunbathing asked us if we were waiting for the rugby trip, and told us it had been cancelled! No one had told us, even though we were sat in full view of the hut, they were all just merrily chatting along! So after planning an activity filled day we had another lazy afternoon doing not a lot!!! Had dinner which was another chicken casserole type thing which was very tasty. One of the locals was mixing up something in a big pot and invited us over to show us. It was Kava, which is a traditional Fijian drink, made from the roots of a plant. It smelled pretty bad! Luckily we went back over to our table before he offered it around, as we watched on girl try it and she did not like it at all! As we were leaving she was heading back in and I wouldn’t be surprised if she had just been sick in the bushes!!! We had an early night as we had signed up for the sunrise walk to the summit the next morning at 4.30am!!!!
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