It is 5:42 in Kabul

Day 2...
Since the plugs here are 120 volt, we can't plug our iPod in to charge. The nice people here put it on their computer to charge. I picked it up after my nap only to see that it was 5:42 pm. I ran back to the cabin to wake Chris. We had slept away most of the day. "Wake up Wake up" After much pondering, listing the things we did and the time we spent, there was no way that we had slept for 5 hours. I checked the time...those sneakers had changed the iPod time to the time in Kabul. It was really on 1:42. Our nap was only an hour and a half.

Last night it rained and rained and rained. That is the beauty of this place. Hot and rainy, birds still chirping, waves still crashing and raining. The drops are huge and the wind is warm. I would say that it started about 9:30 pm our time and ended at about 5 am. We had the windows open and it felt so nice.

The bure', or cabins, are amazing: hard wood floors, beautiful sitting area, sink refrigerator, and windows that look out onto the ocean. We are at the very end, so our windows open to the forest on the other side. The girls might find this part interesting: Our bathroom is on our deck. It is a slick layout. The front door opens out and the bathroom door opens in. This makes it easy to slip into the bathroom without anyone seeing. The bathrooms are complete though. They just happen to be on the deck. The shower is in the back yard. It is a enclosed area with plants in it. It has a bench and a short covered area to keep the toiletries dry when it rains. The floor is make of aggregate rock. It is beautiful. After I laid in the sun yesterday, I took a shower to cool off. The sun shined in my eyes, and I think I got more sun tan.

We have scheduled a white water rafting trip for Wednesday. We will be rafting down part of the river in Anaconda II. BIG DEAL!! On Monday, we will be taking a jet ski trip to an island for snorkeling. Today, we are just reading and napping and eating. Since it is Sunday, nothing but the resort is open. It is nice to see a place that still leaves time for what is important. One of the employees said that if we took a taxi to Suva, the next biggest city, we would only find McDonalds open.

When we go into the village, I will write about that, too. In all of the written material, they warn us to be modest in dress when off the resort as to not offend the locals. Bathing suits and short shorts are for the pool/resort areas, only. It will be fun to experience and to see what this really means.

Yesterday was their day light savings time, so I am not sure if it is 9:58 am or 8:58 am. Since there are no clocks here, we will just go with the flow. At least we know it isn't 5:41 in Kabul.

We love you all!