Reporting Live From Paradise!
11:10pm: In Fiji! This is the first time I've been here and although our hotel was like an hour's drive from the airport, it is on the beach, which we can see sliver of from the hotel room.
I have to admit, I was pretty nervous as we made our way to plane, my leg kept shaking whenever we had to pause on the air bridge. Fortunately, I calmed down once I was in my seat and I had my Panic Assistance Audio, which helped a lot.
It was quite an interesting flight, I must say, it was a 737 and 42 of the passengers aboard were kids! That's like a third of the flight! Since it's not the school holidays, they were quite young children including a number of babies who cried a lot on take off and landing, which I guess is fair enough because of the ear popping. I know mine were popping up a storm!
We also got breakfast on the plane, I took the fruit option because the other choice involved scrambled eggs, which I'm opposed to :OP. But it also came with a nice yoghurt and museli, so yum! There was also a brownie later on, which was most delicious indeed.
The ride from the airport to the hotel, was as I said, long, but it did give us an opportunity to see a lot of the island on the way. There were quite a few horses near the edge of the road, eating the grass. There was also a lot of churches! I'd been a bit worried about the roads after talking to my work colleague on Saturday, but fortunately we must have gone a different way or they've improved the roads since she was here because it was a normal width. At least until you got close to the the hotel, then it was a rather bumpy - though still paved one lane road.
Fiji is two hours ahead, so we had a rather busy afternoon, going up to the fancy hotel just down the road... we didn't swim, but we did hang out near the pool and had coffee (Mum and her friend), ice chocolate (me!) and a little basket of hot chips. As we were leaving a fire dancing guy ran out and lit torches around the pool area as the sun was setting. He was a nice fellow and showed us the way to the beach so we could walk back here to our hotel where we had dinner. I have to confess I didn't have anything too adventurous, just chicken wings and a salad, it was good eating though.
Now, I have been working on a McFly July fic, but I'm not going to be able to finish it in time to post tonight since Mum, her friend and I are all sharing a room and they're about to go to bed.
But I think I can sneak in...
The Friday Five
26/7/24
1. Are you watching, or did you watch, the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics today?
Actually, I did! I had to get up at a decent hour because I had work, so Mum rang me to let me know the torch was about to be lit and later on I watch the "catch up" to see the Parade of Nations, I quite liked the boat idea!
2. Which team has the coolest uniforms?
The island countries usually have colourful and cool outfits! I think maybe Bermuda had some particularly loud party-type shirts this time around, which was much appreciated.
3. Which team showed the best team spirit during the ceremony?
My memory is failing me...but I seem to recall the US team was really going off...maybe Spain too LOL.
4. What do you think of the Olympic Committee having decided to offer more plant-based food to the athletes, only to have them complain of not enough lean protein?
Huh, I hadn't heard about this...but that's a bit awkward...
5. Have you ever attended an Olympic event in person, or even a try-out?
Yes! I went and saw the trampolining with my mother during Sydney 2000, aaaaah that was so much fun! I wish I still had my diaries from that year so I could re-read that.
And now I better be off, most pleasing, the weather is lovely and we can wear 3/4 length pants and t-shirts, whoo!
Goodnight!
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Comfort
Hygiene
Energy
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Fiji
Reach for the laser with Antic's Sims-ulator!
I have to admit, I was pretty nervous as we made our way to plane, my leg kept shaking whenever we had to pause on the air bridge. Fortunately, I calmed down once I was in my seat and I had my Panic Assistance Audio, which helped a lot.
It was quite an interesting flight, I must say, it was a 737 and 42 of the passengers aboard were kids! That's like a third of the flight! Since it's not the school holidays, they were quite young children including a number of babies who cried a lot on take off and landing, which I guess is fair enough because of the ear popping. I know mine were popping up a storm!
We also got breakfast on the plane, I took the fruit option because the other choice involved scrambled eggs, which I'm opposed to :OP. But it also came with a nice yoghurt and museli, so yum! There was also a brownie later on, which was most delicious indeed.
The ride from the airport to the hotel, was as I said, long, but it did give us an opportunity to see a lot of the island on the way. There were quite a few horses near the edge of the road, eating the grass. There was also a lot of churches! I'd been a bit worried about the roads after talking to my work colleague on Saturday, but fortunately we must have gone a different way or they've improved the roads since she was here because it was a normal width. At least until you got close to the the hotel, then it was a rather bumpy - though still paved one lane road.
Fiji is two hours ahead, so we had a rather busy afternoon, going up to the fancy hotel just down the road... we didn't swim, but we did hang out near the pool and had coffee (Mum and her friend), ice chocolate (me!) and a little basket of hot chips. As we were leaving a fire dancing guy ran out and lit torches around the pool area as the sun was setting. He was a nice fellow and showed us the way to the beach so we could walk back here to our hotel where we had dinner. I have to confess I didn't have anything too adventurous, just chicken wings and a salad, it was good eating though.
Now, I have been working on a McFly July fic, but I'm not going to be able to finish it in time to post tonight since Mum, her friend and I are all sharing a room and they're about to go to bed.
But I think I can sneak in...
The Friday Five
26/7/24
1. Are you watching, or did you watch, the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics today?
Actually, I did! I had to get up at a decent hour because I had work, so Mum rang me to let me know the torch was about to be lit and later on I watch the "catch up" to see the Parade of Nations, I quite liked the boat idea!
2. Which team has the coolest uniforms?
The island countries usually have colourful and cool outfits! I think maybe Bermuda had some particularly loud party-type shirts this time around, which was much appreciated.
3. Which team showed the best team spirit during the ceremony?
My memory is failing me...but I seem to recall the US team was really going off...maybe Spain too LOL.
4. What do you think of the Olympic Committee having decided to offer more plant-based food to the athletes, only to have them complain of not enough lean protein?
Huh, I hadn't heard about this...but that's a bit awkward...
5. Have you ever attended an Olympic event in person, or even a try-out?
Yes! I went and saw the trampolining with my mother during Sydney 2000, aaaaah that was so much fun! I wish I still had my diaries from that year so I could re-read that.
And now I better be off, most pleasing, the weather is lovely and we can wear 3/4 length pants and t-shirts, whoo!
Goodnight!
Hunger
Comfort
Hygiene
Energy
Fun
Social
Bladder
Room
Fiji
Reach for the laser with Antic's Sims-ulator!