Monday 27th August

Rich's spirits are raised, when his beachcomber bit arrives on our island. Also raised though, are his predatory instincts, as he quickly corners her in order to show any dominant males on the island who she's with. When we first arrived in Fiji, we were supposed to go to Tavewa island to the coral view resort, but decided at the last minute against it. This proved to be a wise decision as it turns out, a Canadian (they are funny lot you know)had gone mental with a machete after to many drugs, claiming everyone was trying to eat his brains. What an escape. Just to rub it in, the temperature is now in the 100's.

Tuesday 28th August

We were supposed to fly out of Fiji today, but we extend our stay till the end of the week. Its very hard leaving somewhere like this. A strange paranoia decends on the island today as the day trippers arrive, as thay do every 3 days. These island interlopers are not welcome, and us natives feel the need to go to the other side of the island, hide in the bushes, or up the coconut trees until they have all gone. After we are treated to the island doctrine, "islanders good, trippers bad".

Later we talk to Wendy and Lizzy, 2 PE teachers from Birmingham, who claim to be physcic. This is strange, as both Rich and myself also have a telekenetic bond (born on the same day). We spend the next 3 hours exchanging powers of telepathy only to find out that they are a pair of charlatans, practicing nothing more than a cheap trick. Ours, on the other hand, is a far better trick.

Wednesday 29th August

This is our last full day on the island, so we decide not to waste it. We ponder all possible decisions we have to make. Shall I get up, or stay in bed ? Will I go to the beach, or the bar ? These decision really take it out of you. In the end we decide the best course of action is a drinking game, followed by a sing-song. Rich disappears, and is later serenaded in a hammock, and I am asked by a bird in our dorm to find her pants. I am in heaven until I realise she means that she actually cant find hers (she has no torch), as she thought she may have put them in the wrong bag. After locating what she thought was the right bag, and what she thought were her pants, she informs me that it isnt her bag, and they arent her pants, seconds before the rightful owner entered the dorm. Luckily, she backed up my feeble sounding defence, that I was not a pervert, but a good samaritan. All in all, a fairly uneventful day, eh Rich.

Thursday 30th August

We are definately leaving the island today. When I arrive at breakfast, I am informed by Andy (who has joined us in a few Kava ceremonies), that there will be a cricket game played on the beach. The pitch is laid out, and the game begins. 10 minutes into the game it pisses it down. No rain in fiji for 2 weeks, 1 game of cricket, and thats it. We started with rain, we finished with rain, but for nearly 3 weeks we had paradise.

See you all in New Zealand.
Nick