February 18 - Lautoka, Fiji
I forgot to post a picture from our dinner last night. Michael, me, Ed, Karen, Maureen, Tim, Jan and Tom We arrived here around 5:00 am and the health inspectors boarded. Jan and Tom had to report for a health inspection. Apparently everyone who got on in Papeete was required to report. They looked in their throats and listened to their lungs, but no temperature reading. It seems they were satisfied with everyone's results because we were actually cleared to leave the ship around 9:30 am instead of the expected 1:00 pm. We met with our friends, Rob and Lory, Americans who have lived here for about the last 8 years. We met them on a cruise around New Zealand in February 2018 and have kept in touch ever since. It was great to see them again. They took us on a tour of a community housing project which is the work of one philanthropist who has built a few hundred simple homes for those who are living in poverty. They pay a ...