This morning our new friends Nick and Sharon and their two children stopped by on their way to the Savusavu airport. They are the ones we first met while commiserating over delayed flights at the Nadi airport, and then shared a cab with from Labassa to Savusavu. We crossed paths a few times in town during their stay and then a couple of days ago we stopped by the house they were renting with another family to say hello, talk about travelling, and share strategies for fighting mosquitoes. He is British, she is American, and they currently live in China where he has a manufacturing business.
Today they were ending their time in Fiji and were generous enough to drop off their leftover supplies for us to use (mostly magazines, mosquito repellent, beer and chips). This afternoon Deborah has been thoroughly absorbed in the newly obtained women’s magazines, sporadically blurting out loud the sort of “useful tips” such periodicals are renowned for. So now we know what sorts of house plants to put in my studio to absorb paint fumes, how to exercise the subordinate side of your brain by writing your name backward using a mirror, and how many pounds of high fructose corn syrup the average American consumes in a year (45). Thanks, Oprah.
Hopefully Nick and Sharon and family’s flight back to China (via Hong Kong) goes more smoothly than the one that brought them here. We are delighted to have met them and psyched that we now have an offer of a place to stay in China. How cool is that?
View property for sale near our house
(not sure what the price is, but I'll try to find out by the time we leave)
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