The day started early as we were both awake around 4.00am, but fortunately with little effort we managed to doze for another three hours before Maureen got up and made the tea. The sun was already blazing down, so we thought about taking a walk along the beach, but common sense prevailed and we went for a full buffet breakfast instead. Must have been a different chef today, as it was even better than yesterday. Also, it was an English couples 40th Wedding Anniversary and almost the entire waiting staff formed a gospel like choir around their table and sung a local happy anniversary song. It continued for about 5 minutes, sounded fantastic and was quite touching. Apparently they came to their room last night and serenaded them, but they wanted to record the singing, so they did it again for them at breakfast.
With breakfast over, we decided to walk it off and stroll along the beach. The sun was burning down and it was only 09.00. It was going to be a hot one today. A couple of hundred yards off the beach is a reef which forms a lagoon and when the tide goes out, it leaves just a foot or two of water. This means that as you walk along the beach, some of the sealife is clearly visible. When we walked along the beach yesterday, an Australian chap pointed out some crechers that looked like sea snakes just a couple of feet from the water’s edge. They were there again this morning, but it turns out that they are a form of sea slug. They move very slowly and suck up food from the sea bed. I certainly would not want to tread on one, so there will be no paddling on this beach. A little further along the water’s edge, we saw a bright blue star fish. Apparently there are hundreds of them out on the reef
We managed an hour or so worshiping the sun, but was extremely hot and even I had to retire to the shade. Our saviour was found in the form of the rain, as it threw it down just after one o’clock. It certainly knows how to rain out here. As the showers don’t last that long, we decided to take a coach ride into the local town of Sigatoka and by the time we got there it had left off raining.
Sigatoka isn’t exactly a commercial metropolis, but as tourism is the number one industry, there were a number of the obligatory souvenir shops. The Asian traders here have all been through the Arkwrights School of Selling and you’re lucky to leave their premises with a shirt on your back.
A couple of hours was more than sufficient to see around town and top up with essential supplies, such as bottled water, at a fraction of the hotel price and pre dinner nibbles. We were back at the hotel by 5pm and ready for a cup of tea. It’s also time when we put this blog together, so it’s ready for you to look at over breakfast, instead of reading the morning papers.
Bula everyone (that is hello in Fiji) thought that I would say a few words as last time the family thought that I had not gone on the cruise as I did not write anything, anyway it is lovely here so green with beautiful flowers and the people are so happy, a great place to unwind. A little note to anyone that I said I would text unfortunately I lost my mobile phone at Heathrow Airport, must have put it down somewhere (senior moment) just hope that nobody gets any strange calls as it had loads of numbers in it.
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