Changes involve Change...

Just got the prices back for my personal section of Fiji Fiji I Love the Thought of Fiji trip and let me say I have a had to make a decided change.  The resort prices for next year came out and boosted my trip cost by $900 if I kept everything the same. The bonus would have been a helicopter ride onto Tokoriki which sounds hell of exciting...on the phone but after thinking about it scary as hell on paper.  My brilliantly smart-assed daughter Asia asked "Do you really want to ride in a little helicopter over water filled WITH sharks?" Which made me start an hour long web search for shark bite statistics for the entire Fijian area because you never know - right? And oh boy do they have sharks aplenty! No swimming beyond the reefs for (to borrow a L.Jones saying) the K.I.D. They have tiger sharks, nurse sharks, silver, white, & black tipped reef sharks, lemon sharks, big ass bull sharks, gray reef sharks and the occasional Great white shark decides to have a Fijian vacation as well.  It has been said the tiger sharks are notorious for taking nips out of swimmers, divers, and surfers in Hawaiian waters - whew. I am glad they don't go for the waders, loafers, and general beach bummers! I would be in serious shark trouble if they liked lazy meat.  I am also slightly fascinated by the names of these sharks. What does a nurse shark look like actually? Is it gray with a little white nurses cap on? Does a bull shark have horns and a nose ring? Are silver tipped reef sharks high post? And aren't most sharks gray? Hmmm...  There is a company called AquaTrek that operate a shark dive on shark reef that people pay money for?! With a guy that they call the "shark whisperer." No bull..shark - for reals. I would like to watch from a nice safe seat on the couch in front of the tv or on the deck of a boat in a comfy lounger as it goes down but not from the water surrounded by the hungry man-eaters. I am not going on the helicopter ride or the shark expedition my friends. Not Alesha.

But I am going to change resorts.  I am now staying at the Malolo Island Resort. According to the sixth edition of the Malolo Sun, "Malolo Island Fiji is a jewel in the crown of the archipelago known as the Mamanuca Islands. Situated 25 kilometres/16 Miles from Fiji’s International Airport. Malolo is a paradise of seclusion and rejuvenation - with golden coral sand beaches, azure seas, panoramic views and wonderful air-conditioned accommodation and facilities."  I am still not sure if the change will be a good thing... Tokoriki is one of the furthest islands away from the main island of Viti Levu in the Mamanuca Island group and Malolo is closer to Viti Levu.  What to do, what to do?  Also Malolo allows children and Tokoriki is adults only. So does that mean Love & Happiness will have to stay inside the swimsuit on this portion of my trip? Will they not get to receive the full sun rays on my fortieth birthday? Hmm.. I will have to really think about whether or not I am going to pull a JanetJackson wardrobe malfunction or keep the girls under wraps.

On the pregnancy front - no dice. Not pregnant but still hopeful and blessed as more offers to impregnate me come down the pike.  Short, tall, dark, light, big, and little they keep coming.  Crazy, sane, brilliant, not so bright, and average brained they keep coming. But all of them want to have "relations" (quoting R.Lassiter.) No cup donor offers...oh well sex is good. So I just might meet the deadline after all.

Peace and pregnancy.

Back up Plan...

I went on-line today to see what would happen if my time line was skewed a bit. Would I be able to take a newborn to Fiji...well yep. It started me to thinking about all the activities that have been recommended to me and out of all of those things what I might actually do there. Honestly, I do not think I will get up to any snorkeling, diving, hiking, whale watching, backpacking in a hostile, or any major sightseeing. Because you see ladies and gents I am a world class loafer. There I said it.  All I want is a nice beach, hammock, blazing hot sun, cool drink,  grilled food, tunes on my iPod, and nice blue water. That's it - that's all.  I don't know why I am not like my baby brother Tony. Tony loves to get into the ass of a country. He likes to find out the what, when, how, why, and who started that shit. He takes lots of pictures, writes about the people/places,  videos, and sees all the must sees...not me. I just relax like a turtle on a rock. I talk to the people of course but I rarely remember to pull out the camera, when asked how was the trip I say great, and will take a nap over a hike through the streets of any town any day. And I am not ashamed! People like Tony find the great places to lay for people like me - God bless him.  Don't get me wrong I don't need to eat American food, only see American shows, and a point/nod/smile beats talking any day but I do not like a set agenda. I go on vacation to get away from schedules not to trade it in for a new island schedule.  I work in staffing - we schedule son. So hey call me a beach bum - I'll drink to that! SO if the baby (that I am not pregnant with yet) needs to come to Fiji - then the baby comes to Fiji.  I is not tripping man. Now run tell that.

Random Fijian baby picture but isn't she cute?!

I WANT ONE OF THESE!!

Still thinking about trying and praying....but not pregnant.

Muckety Muck!

Ahhh, the wonders of the Fijian Islands are vast and ready to be experienced by Alesha.  This weeks topic is wallowing like a pig in mud - black mud.  One of the items on the list of things to do in Fiji is getting a mud bath while on the Viti Levu island. The Sabeto Mud Pool is located in the shadow of The Sleeping Giant, a mountain range which can be seen everywhere in Nadi. This mud pool is between the major cities Nadi and Lautoka.  The process, and I am finding that it is always a process in Fiji, goes something like the following -
After you pay a small admission fee to Sabeto villagers you enter one of the geothermal mud pools. You then soak for an hour or so in the warm black mud which is rumored to have therapeutic benefits. (Concern- do you get mud in your...privates? Hmm..) Once you have finished luxuriating  in the mud like Miss Piggy you climb out and coat yourself in the thick pasty paste.  You stand in the sun to let it dry - in like a head to toe (minus your who-ha) mud pack. Then it is back in to a clean warm pool to wash off the healthy muck.  Can you say body facial ladies & gentlemen? 

Did I mention that they serve the lickey also known as alcoholic beverages?  So you get the benefits of being a kid playing in the mud while also having the advantage of being an adult of legal drinking age to enhance the experience.  Yay Grown Ups!


I am not pregnant today.  I have not done anything to be pregnant today except to pray to God to be pregnant soon... but I think God will help me after I help myself a bit - to some sperm.  Can you say fast healthy swimmers?


Peace, blessings, and pregnancy.