Today we finally feel like we’ve turned the corner on our illnesses. Yesterday I was in danger of depleting the island’s supply of Kleenex. Despite my runny proboscis we went to the beach that morning. Our island of Vanua Levu isn’t known for its great beaches – other Fiji island groups like the Yasawas and Mamanucas are, and they’re the ones that draw the bulk of the tourists. Also, I suspect the best of what is available on this island has already been appropriated by the fancy resorts. Still we managed to find a nice, uninhabited, mostly sandy stretch with palm trees and warm shallow water that suited us just fine. I’m not a big beach person anyway, but Deborah occasionally likes to go “sit in some warm water.” I forgot to bring my camera so the beach photos will have to wait until next time.
The cat continues to hang around, although only long enough to be fed. She (we are assuming female gender for no particular reason) is still very jumpy and will bolt at the slightest movement from us. This makes us think she is either totally wild or came from a home that treated her badly. We are making progress though. As long as we are very, very still she will eat from a bowl placed right next to us. We even got her to eat a chunk of tuna from Deborah’s hand as Deborah lay perfectly still on her back with an outstretched arm. The socialization experiment continues...
Hard at work on the blog(photo by Deborah)
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