Fiji

Bula Bula - that is hello and good-bye in Fiji...  Two days ago we were in New Caledonia which was a new island/country for us.  We rode the hop-on/hop-off bus, but we never hopped off...lol!  The island was pretty and the beaches looked ok but we just toured it then checked out the shops...  Oh, did I mention this was a French territory?  So although the people were nice enough the place was outrageously expensive!  They wanted over $40 for cotton mumus and almost $15 for a small round of brie cheese!  And butter was almost $7/lb.  The best "souvenir" was a loaf of french bread ($1.10) and we took it to dinner that night... lol!  Our trivia team has been doing a bit better lately and we actually won yesterday...  We got 14 out of 16 correct!  It was formal night last night - I had plans for wearing tropical tourquiose, but the weather was crummy so no sunning was possible...  We wore lime green instead:

I won a bit in the casino yesterday and so did B...  I was playing blackjack and got a pair of eights which I split.  I got another eight, split and then another eight!!  The dealer busted so I won all four hands!!!  $80!
Today we are in Fiji and we have been here before...  It is a busy city of Suva much like any city except the clerks wear floral prints and strange attire... 

  Fiji is much cheaper than the French island as the exchange rate is $1=1.75...  The people are friendly but a bit pushy in the markets - the won't let you look without following you around...  In the regular stores too but you can politely ask them to go away and they will...  Tommorow we cross the equator again so we have the same day twice...  We will get a change to do Saturday all over again - our own private Ground Hog Day...lol  So we will be in Somoa in two days...see you then