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We love it so much that'd we're spending tonight in the dorms with Tobi & everyone. After a massive buffet breakfast we just couldn't leave. They had masses of tropical fruit, and yoghurt! (I was so happy.) We all spent a good hour or so on breakfast. Mmm.
We all spent the morning at the local village's Sunday Church. The journey was much longer than expected, given the amount of volcanic rock and Fijian heat we walked through. It had the most amazing views though. We encountered many pigs and cattle wandering around en-route too.
The church was ridiculously hot. It had a great atmosphere - it was pretty casual, and packed with children. One speaker literally hollered at the congregation for about 45 minutes - i don't whether it was passion or anger, everything was in Fijian. The choir was fantastic.
Jonathan joined us for snorkelling - we saw some huge fish today. Ani met a "rainbow fish" on the way back to shore - he kept swimming around her super fast in circles, trying to play, make her exceptionally dizzy, or persuade her to leave his territory. He was hilarious.
Ani's Travel Tip Part 1 Section 5 Paragraph 2: Churches are hot - don't wear trousers, wear sarongs.
The next day, Ben performed card to trick to about half of the resort staff at once. (There are lots of them.) By lunch the rest had heard about it. They told me.
We had a lazy day at a jewellery making workshop by the pool - with coral and tiny tiny shells. Ben loved it.
Food is consistently awesome - we had a seafood BBQ buffet tonight. They had Walu, and calamari, and king prawns...
Tonight was Crab Racing - wow. Honestly, it was great.
Ani selected 'Murray' from the 'crab stable' on the beach. He was a fighter. She dropped him 3 times on the way from the beach to the restaurant (which is really very close) as he kept biting and clawing her. We kept him in an ashtray to keep him from running off before the start. Sadly, Murray never made it to the race. That, or the tipexed '42' got smudged. - His name was never called :(
All the same, it was quality. They made us take a crab (owner) oath beforehand, promising not to complain or cry if our crab lost. Despite this, I have never seen people so enthralled by a competition. It was emotional stuff.
We spent a lot of time chilling on the beach with Tobi, Jon and Lara and, of course, Tobi's guitar. (Long story.) We heard of Tobi's 4 days with his Canadian sweetheart, his proposal, and his travels. Since, by the way, we've found that everyone knows Tobi. Everyone.
Ani's Travel Tip Part 1 Section 5 Paragraph 3: Test the chilli before you dig in
Ani's Travel Tip Part 1 Section 5 Paragraph 4: Never say no Crab Racing - its amazing
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