May 9, 2025
Angie & Gian's Wedding - Part 2
Pool Deck Decorating for 5/1/25 tying the knot ceremony with the Captain and entire ship invited:
The crowds of residents ready to watch it all unfold:
The professional dancers, we have on board ,kicked off the ceramony, with a dance to "Great balls of fire"
The ceremony by the Captain - tying the knot!
I was part of a flash mob with eleven other friends and residents. We had secret practices for weeks leading up to the wedding.
After the flash mob dance finished a Congo line formed with the bride and groom leading all the way up to the pool.
To take the plunge! The Captain and other residents joined in.
I am waiting by the side with towels for the bride and groom.
We partied till 130 a.m. SO MUCH FUN!!
Today we went to see the coastal Naidiri Village that has recently won the Top Prize in global restoration, for their ocean reef project. The reef restoration was borne out of necessity to solve their dwindling food/ main protein source for the village, of fish. It was started by 2 of the villages rugby players and today is run by the local teenagers (mostly boys) in the village. It was great seeing how empowered and proud they were of their amazing efforts.
The port agent offered several trips to areas around Lautoka . We chose the trip to Serenity Island Resort which included van and boat transfers and lunch. It was a really nice day enjoying the sun, reef, pool, turtles and amenities!
I organized a group tour for a fun day experience. We had a great day despite the rain that decided to join in. We started with a 45 minute van ride out through the city, into the countryside. Then we got in long boats and went up river to a waterfall, some swam or cheered on the guides to cliff dive. Then back in the boats to visit Sabata Village where 50 family members live as a community existing totally off the land, along the river. Next was a quick boat ride to our BBQ lunch spot. After lunch we got to tube down the river, through light rapids, for just about an hour. We ganged our tubes together with the guide - we had a chain of 14 in my group and the guides totally blew us away singing hymns for a good chunk of the journey. It was truly moving in that place with the rain drizzling and all of us linked together. Loved it!