Well, we made it Safely to Eua, barely, but we did. The ferry ride was basically like riding a roller coaster, that also rolls side to side, without a seat belt. Our education from Deadliest Catch served us well. It gave us comfort knowing that it's next to impossible to sink a boat. Q and I chose to sit on top to get the fresh air and see our surroundings. It wasn't until we took a huge wave over the bow and got drenched that we realized why most people sit inside. Silly foreigners! Haha. A few times it felt like we were going to roll, but the locals assured us this trip was normal. We continued to take spray in the face throughout the journey because it was next to impossible for us to walk with the motion of the sea. We couldn't help but laugh when some of the locals would just climb over the railing to get to the main level without concern for falling overboard.
Our resort now is a little more rustic, but the island itself has lots to do. Unfortunatly we are about a month behind the humpback whales which you can apparently watch breaching from the beach :(
Sunday we will go to church again and watch how they build and use an underground oven, we will be doing some hiking and maybe even some horseback riding on the beach.
It's so strange that it's Christmas eve (we are 22hrs ahead). It's just not Christmas without family, friends and snow. It will just pass us by without notice. I think it will be harder for our family at home. Skype hasnt been cooperating with us so hopefully in the next couple days it works. We will be thinking of all of you even more these next couple days as we aren't there to share in the holiday season. Merry Christmas everyone. We love and miss you!
curtis will be delighted to know that watching 'deadlist catch' or any other discovery channel show (his ultimate favourite - Survivor Man) will at some point serve him right. ha! i suppose we might have to follow in your travels to put all that useless knowledge to use. sounds like you two had quite the ride! but...can you define 'next to impossible' when you speak of sinking a boat? because it sounds like you might have been next to possible. you two BE SAFE! (said in my best mom voice)
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