Sega na leqa!

Sega na leqa (sang-a-na-len-ga) means no worries. It’s the Fijian version of Hakuna Matata.

We had a great night sleep after traveling and yesterday’s activities. The Sun and roosters get up at about 6:00AM and we weren’t far behind. Breakfast was served at 7:30. After breakfast Nita took us on a walk behind the village to explore. On the way we ran into Steven who was successful in catching a wild rooster - it’s actually rooster hunting season. They asked Jim to name the new catch … he chose James Thomas … they will call him JT. 😁







Upon returning we walked through the village and met a few other residents. Liza was preparing sea grapes to have with lunch.  





The excursion ended with Nita picking a couple young coconuts — we drank the water and ate the tender flesh (very different from the mature coconuts we can buy in the States. 









At noon we hopped on the bus to visit the international date line marker and the natural rock waterfalls.  Nita went with us. 




Kristi is standing in today and Jim is standing in yesterday. They actually bend the line so that Taveuni, and all of Fiji, is in the same time zone. 










After sliding in the cool water we caught a ride with Joe, Nita’s cousin, into town. We did a little shopping and had a local, organic sorbet, twice!


That’s Joe in the cool shades. 


The sorbet was so good here we went back and had another after shopping. The pineapple-aloe-tamole (tamole = basil) was surprisingly good. 



We bought a regulation rugby ball to give to the kids in the village. Nita said that the older guys will be just as excited about the ball as the kids. Fiji has won gold in rugby in the last two Olympics. They love to play and even gave us a chance to toss the ball around. 





After sunset we had dinner, which tonight consisted of a salad, curried fish, papaya chutney, rice, and fried plantains. The curried fish ranks among the best curries we’ve ever had. Sia and her daughter are phenomenal cooks. 




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