Wake up or you get thrown in the kava bowl!

Since Richard and Arnaud left to visit a friend on another island, I have had the great pleasure of catching up on sleep and doing those things I love – reading, painting and lounging around. Of course, I changed my work schedule so I am working through the weekend so it also means a ton of work!

Tonight was particularly special however, for Rafa, Sosiceni and I decided it would be the perfect night to have a crab race! While I caught up on sleep, Sosiceni went out and collected a bunch of crabs for us to race. Rafa whipped out the kava bowl while we set everything up. In the spirit of games, we declared that the crabs would be named after countries – The UK, the US, Japan, Fiji and India.

At first, in the race to 21 wins, the UK looked good, however fell asleep sometime after its 9^th win and often had to be threatened being thrown into the kava bowl if he didn’t wake up. India didn’t wake up until half the race was over, no matter how hard we tried to convince him that the rain was gone! Fiji, unfortunately, went missing in action early on… there is currently still no sign of him. The US was slow but steady and finished well in 2^nd place. Japan woke up in the middle of the games and didn’t stop until he finished all 21 wins making an excellent comeback! Eventually the UK woke up, fearing the kava bowl, and finished his race. As of now, still no sign of poor Fiji…

1^st Place: Japan
2^nd Place: US
3^rd Place: India
4^th Place: UK
5^th Place: Fiji (Still MIA)

“It is one of the strange discoveries a man can make that life, however you lead it, contains moments of exhilaration; there are always comparisons which can be made with worse times: even in danger and misery the pendulum swings.”
– Graham Greene, The Power And The Glory

“The gold bangle on the bony wrist was like a padlock on a canvas door which a fist could break.”
– Graham Greene, The Power And The Glory

“A tent, above all for a solitary traveler, is troublesome to pitch; and even on the march it forms a conspicuous feature in your baggage.”
– R. L. Stevenson, Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes