Ahhh Mawwaige, Twue wove fowevah.

We celebrated 6 years of marriage on Sunday by driving to Suva. It’s only 3 hours away on a twisty road with twisted drivers ahead and behind us. Only partially nerve-racking, I don’t think my Mom would have enjoyed it at all. Once you get past the careless drivers (they thrive here) you get to enjoy the ‘Coral Coast’ It’s a beautiful coastline dotted with villages and white sandy beaches. We went to Suva to look into the Private Hospital. It checked out all right, there is a pediatrician attending each birth, should the child be unwell after 3 hours, he/she would be transferred to the Colonial War Memorial Hospital(specializes in Pediatric care). This is the hospital that regularly loses newborns due to infectious equipment. We didn’t find the comfort or confidence we were hoping to find in the Suva hospitals. So, we hit the Holiday Inn and were thrilled to find that we were getting a weekend rate of 109.00 per night, instead of the week day rate of 220.00! We enjoyed a swim at the pool, actually felt a little like a tourist! Took the boys to the McDonalds (where else when you are a tourist with kids!) They have a wonderful play land; it’s the best ‘park’ in all of Fiji. After they were played out and Elias had his fill of terror from the clown that was attending someones b-day party, we went back to the hotel. The attempt was made to settle the boys in for the night so we could at least have a quiet anniversary dinner, but the boys ‘1’ parents ‘0’ for that endeavor. They watched us eat in an almost pitch black environ and complained about being hungry the whole time! Finally we chucked that idea out the door and we each snuggled in with a boy to get them to sleep, then hoping to visit on the verandah and remember the last 6 years with smiles. It was 7am when I woke up with Eli. Shortly after that, Ger and Alec woke too. Ahh, such is real life! After breakfast and three-thousand pee breaks for the boys, we hit the COST-U-LESS! This is what makes living in Fiji all worth while. I browsed around that store for almost 2 hours! We bought ceiling fans and peanut butter. They even have BISQUIK there! After we paid our bill, we went next door to McD’s again and after that, headed home to Nadi and a pizza supper.
Happy Anniversary Gerry.
You, with your quiet ways, and big green eyes, have always won my heart.