Hungarian friends in Fiji

Trust George to make new friends everywhere. He managed to meet the only 2 other Hungarians in Fiji. Actually, they are Americans who were born in Hungary but were raised to speak fluent Hungarian and have remained in contact with their families in Hungary.

George and I were treated to an authentic Hungarian dinner last night.

George was in charge of helping rescuue information from their computer.

I was in charge of teaching their dog how to behave properly around people.

By the end of the evening the computer recovery program was humming along, the dog had come a long way towards becoming a "Good dog" and the meal was a great hit.

The picture was taken near sunset from their patio.

BEAUTIIFUL SUNSET AT SAVUSAVU

June 6, 2009. This one is a beaut!

Lunch with Satish

Today George and I had lunch with a wonderful Indian family.

I cannot begin to describe how wonderful the entire family was.

Although by USA standards these folks are VERY poor, nevertheless they were happy, the children were very well behaved and they smiled and laughed constantly.

I was truly humbled by the strength of character this family has. They are willing to give as much as they have and ask nothing in return.

George related very well with the children and they were especially entertained by the pictures we took of them and they took of each other with my camera.

Here is a picture of this wwonderful man and his children.

TRIP TO LABASSA

Yesterday George and I took a bus to the main business town of Labassa.

The bus ride was very long but interesting and productive. I was able to purchase an internet access thumbdrive and pre-paid for 6 months of service. So far the system has worked very well.

On the bus I saw a very cute Fijian boy. His picture is added to this page.

Labassa is NOT a tourist Mecca but it is efficient.

George hitch-hiked back to Savusavu and got us invited to lunch with an Indian family the following day. It is the subject of the next entry.

Movie post

I'm going to try to post a short movie. It may not work with this slow wireless system, but we'll see----or not

First step ashore at Savusavu

This is a pic of my first grateful step ashore at Savusavu.

Survivor smile

Here is a picture of my "Survivor smile" taken the morning after our big storm at sea.