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.
