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sunset at the edgewater resort
the honeymoon...there was rain. there were storms. there was just one day of sunshine. just one. never take a moment for granted! :)
from our adventures...
at the top of a really steep, really muddy ascent in the land rovers...on safari with raro safari tours. the tour overall was great - though our driver, "mr. wahoo", was a complete tool. not only did i know more of the island history than he did (thanks to a sweet photo book that was in our villa), but he seriously made up all kinds of stuff. the tour finished with an amazing barbeque on the beach - with fresh swordfish (called broadbill on the island), grilled bananas and papayas (called pawpaw), and island cole slaw. a little piece of heaven on earth.
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it seriously poured for three hours of the four hour tour.
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near the end, this gal on a motorcycle was tailgating like crazy. my overactive imagination had her coming up like a suicide bomber, but of course, the truth was much more normal. she was hiding from the rain in the shadow of the rover.
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on the one morning of sunshine...we soaked it in. jonathan in our plunge pool of our villa. fresh mangoes grew off the vine alone the back wall of the pool.
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from our champagne brunch that was served in the villa...island style mimosas (fresh papaya nectar and champagne). a lush coconut and chocolate cake with island liqueurs that jonathan loved. frittata and fruit and veggies.
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jonathan on our motorcycle. islanders don't use helmets, and i learned how to acclimate. he's much more hopeful that i'll ride his motorcycle at home now... (though it's about 10x more powerful than the one on the island!)
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at the saltwater cafe, which is also the halfway point on the island from avarua. amazing aussie-inspired food, though their hours were somewhat 'flexible'...we showed up at 2 pm for lunch and they were closed - even though their normal hours are until 4 pm. they "just didn't feel like cooking anymore today". ahhh, island time!
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bananas outside the villa...
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just outside the villa...the sunset over titikaveka. good stuff, indeed.
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