With the exception of Aitutaki, almost everywhere we go we encounter very soft spoken service people. The waitresses (not very many waiters) all are impossible to hear. Added to their cute accents it makes ordering food a challenge. I don’t know if they’re shy or something else, but I just want to scream “Sing out Louise.” (“Gypsy” reference, not Howard’s mom reference.) Yesterday I went into town and found a whole other section; a major street I had missed. It was filled with shops that catered to the Indio-Fijians. Wait, did I already write about it? I think I did. I have too much time on my hands.
At 5:00 pm I paid my $3.00 US to go see “The Breakup” with Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughan. It wasn’t the best movie, but it certainly was a lot more serious than I thought it would be. It was a bit of a retread of “The War of the Roses.” It was a good way to pass a couple of hours. Susan and I are going to see Superman Returns” today.
I went out for Chinese food last night. I had beef with choy sum. I was just fair, but the experience of watching some Fijians have their first Chinese was fun. It was obvious that one table near me had no idea what to order. The rest of the restaurant was filled with mostly Fijians and a few Indio-Fijians thrown in.
Back at the Royal Suva Yacht Club I stopped at the bar for a beer. One Aussie I spoke to gave me a shocking statistic that I can’t quite believe. He said that the unemployment rate here is 84%. I really can’t believe that. No wonder there are so many cabs with drivers that are anxious to know when you’re going back out, so they can come back and pick you up again.
We’re hoping to leave tomorrow, but he weather doesn’t look good, so we may be here until Sunday or Monday. Susan is dealing with fuel by taking our jerry cans back and forth from the fuel dock. She rightfully doesn’t want to leave our slip in this weather and try to get back in. She expertly parallel parked the boat in here, but the wind was much lighter and blowing from the opposite direction. We did just glide in so easily before. The dock jackals even heaped praise on her.
Steve is dealing with securing our new 220v charger system so it doesnt go flying around when were under way. Many marinas and yacht clubs provide electricity as part of the fee. Unfortunately, the boat can only plug into 110v. So, Susan and Steve went and bought a 220v battery charger that we’ve rigged up and plugged into the outlet that the yacht club provides. So, we’ve got unlimited power. That’s a real treat. The hose is connected too, so we have unlimited fresh water too. Life is good, except the weather. Which will change
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