This morning we all woke up a little worse for wear as the effects of the local drink, grog ( or cava ) was a bit like having a hangover but when you add it to the very real humidity and the few shots of run and coke that everyone had as well it all equals a very quiet and peaceful morning where no one really wants to get up and do anything, not even the locals.
As I had sent myself to sleep around midnight I was up and ready for the day at 7am, whereas the late arrival Aussie had stayed up all night drinking to prove his manhood with the local boys, thus none of them got to sleep before about 7am and in the morning when I was walking around I could see the carnage of the night before and snoring bodies were slumped wherever they had been before sleep overtook them.
It was nice to see a bit of a respite from the rain when I woke up, and it even started to feel a little bit warm in the morning so the other travellers all took this opportunity to make fot the airport and see if they could get themselves out to the islands or down to Suva where they could start their holiday proper.
Myself, I knew that Nadi town centre was still underwater, the local radio station communication box had been flown to Suva to escape the rising tides and stories of people standing on tables or hiding in roof rafters abound, so I have firmly decided to cut my losses and remain with my new friends here near the airport and just lie low.
In the early afternoon the rains returned and radio announcements say that another low depression will be here within the next couple of days and so I hope that the couple who left to go to the islands this morning manage to make it back in time for their flight out again fine and safe.
I spoke to my sister on the phone, to let her know that I was all safe and sound and the financial news from back home is freightening, the bank of England base rate has dropped to 1.5% which is good for people with variable mortgages but it means that noone with savings is getting a good rate and chances are the credit cards are going to stop lending as they just will not be able to make a good return on their credit.
Redundancies are also rife and so I have decided to stay out and continue travelling until my original return date even if it puts me in greater debt, as not only is this a once in a lifetime opportunity but by the sounds of it there is little chance of returning to the UK and finding a good paying job anyway so why bother, instead I will do my best to live as fun and happy a life as possible, aware that upon my return it might take a good fews years before things for me are fully back to normal and out of debt.
By the early evening the rains had returned and although it wasnt as pounding hard as it has been, the fact that it is continuous for many hours is not a good sign for things to come, especially as the rainy season is due to continue until early April.
On my travels, people have asked me if I am religious and my answer is that although I do not follow the rules of any one recognised religion I have experienced and been witness to to many things to put them all down to coincidences and so I just try to live the best, cleanest life I can, respect and honor those who deserve it and have as much fun as I can and if that makes me a good person or a heathen / infidel then so be it, but I have made my choice and I am sticking to it.
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