Bula! Sorry for the delay in postings lately…we have just been having too much fun….First, we had a visit from our friends Trish and Michael, from New Zealand. We had fun spending time with them on the boat in F1J1 (private joke)…
Well, we have been participating in the Musket Cove Regatta, a.k.a. Yachties Gone Wild. This is a big party that lasts one week. There were 61 yachts participating this year. We had boat races, treasure hunts, beauty contests, dress up your dinghy contest, hairy chest contests and yes, even wet T-shirt contests. There was a BBQ party every night as well. Just think of Adults on Spring Break!!!! Not always a pretty picture…but FUN!

As you may have surmised, yes, Mike entered the Pacific Island Princess Pagent where he wore a lovely red bikini and matching surong. He/she strutted her stuff down the runway in front of a few hundred people…..Her stage name was Coco!!! She did not win…but only because she remained clothed….not many contestants behaved as well. (Those Australians and Kiwis are CRAZY!) Mike also entered the Hairy Chest Competition and won, not because he has a hairy chest but because the older female judges liked his butt! This then put him on the panel of judging for the Wet T-shirt contest. Luckily, others stepped in and saved him from that ‘set up for failure’…..and NO, I was not in the Wet-Tshirt contest. All in all, we had a fantastic time, not to be repeated, I’m sure.

We have since returned to the mainland and picked up Tommy Love (MA) and Donny (CO). They are here to visit and will also be helping us do some work on the boat. They are having a blast! We attended church service on Sunday at Naliwaki Village on Waya Island. Talk about breaking of the bread…..they actually take a loaf of bread and break a piece off and stick it in your hand. The choir was outstanding….no musical instruments….just beautiful voices. We were then invited into our friends home, Joe. He lives in the village. Tommy said, “I didn’t notice a bathroom, flat screen or computer”. We pointed out the fact that outhouses are still in use in the villages, etc…Tommy Love snorkeled for the first time and just can’t believe it all! He keeps saying, “You don’t see stuff like this in Springfield”. Mike set up a Lomi Lomi massage (large Fijian woman rubs a large amount of coconut oil on you and just rubs the stress away) for Tommy and Donny….they have now informed us they are not leaving! The plan is to win the lottery and buy a house, boat and airplane and remain in Fiji. They have been kind enough to say they will build a wing for us to stay too…..
Well that is it for now……stay tuned….Life is Good….