Another day in paradise. :) Woke leisurely. Followed breakfast with some great snorkeling. The coral reef creates a wall in front of the resort and because of this, the waves don't actually break on shore, they break at the wall. During low tide, we are able to walk 200 yards to this wall. During high tide, the water comes all the way to the beach. We snorkeled during high tide but it is still very shallow. Mistook a Sea Cucumber for a piece of sea vegetation. Amanda jumped eight feet out of water when she noticed the 'head' of the sea cucumber eating sand! Took her 30 seconds to catch her feet as she slipped and tripped over the coral rocks. Rick was very amused. Found a cool drop off with schools and schools of big fish only 20 yards from the shore. Note: snorkeling is a lot more fun when done with few people around as clumsy splashes scare the fish away.
Warmed ourselves by the pool after snorkeling and decided to spend the afternoon in the town 30k away called Sigatoka. Busy little town. Definitely worth the trip. There is an animal park - only one in Fiji. Didn't have time to visit today but crossing our fingers for Saturday. Everyone thought we were Australian. And when we shared that we are American the next question inevitably is, "How's Obama?!" Every time, without fail! It is remarkable how well informed foreigners are of our politics and history. Remarkable and embarrassing.
Caught sunset. First country in the world to see the new day and the first to see it end. Made reservations for the Tex Mex Buffet. Note: If you do not have reservations, you are limited to bar food or room service so best not to wing dinner at the Warwick Fiji. No vegetarian options (anyone surprised?!) but we were able to wing a veggie fajita by stealing vegetables from around the buffet and asking the live station to cook them instead of meat. It was awesome. Almost as good as Rick's tacos - almost. ;)
Tonight, Amanda surprised Rick. There was a frog race at the Hibiscus Cafe. Each frog had a name and represented a country. These frogs were auctioned off to the crowd. The 'owners' of the first three frogs to exit the circle won a little money and the remaining funds are given to an all boys school on the island. So, for the first time, Amanda gambled. The DJ had a lot of fun with us and an older Aussie couple sitting directly behind us. Had the whole crowd participating in our bidding war! We won - albeit with the help of the wife who had to hold her husbands hands down! Our frog's name was Black Stallion and he represented Fiji (how appropriate)! Black Stallion was marked with a #10. At the buzzer we started cheering for our little guy and low and behold, he was the third one out of the ring! Earned back most of what we bid so Amanda is one for one with gambling. She thinks that is a pretty good place to end her gambling career. Didn't manage to get a picture with Black Stallion before they were released back into the wild but were very glad to learn that these frogs are actually free and not someones pet. Then participated in a slightly risque beer drinking competition with male and female pairs. The objective of this competition is to guzzle a beer from between your lady's legs. First one done, wins! Rules: no spilling and no hands! It was a photo finish but Rick placed second.
Update: Amanda still cannot say mauruuru but she has a secure grasp of BULA!
Save the Frogs
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