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You may be wondering why this blog for a six week expedition is being posted during the fifth week….. Well the thing is, Leleuvia is what we like to call a worm hole (a most beautiful one at that).\u00a0 Secondly, none of us came to this tiny pearl of a south-pacific desert island to sit and type, the only reason we are doing so now is that Howard has withdrawn food and water privileges until we do (secret message: get us out of here!!!).\u00a0 But seriously, the time has gone by in what I fondly refer to as a completely ridiculous manner, quick but not quick. It feels like we have been here forever but time is marching on, maybe that\u2019s just island time.\u00a0 Although the day we floated to shore seems like just yesterday, we now know each other pretty damn well (sometimes in ways that might have been better kept secret).\u00a0 For example, Tristan never takes off his wife beater, Lele (chef extraordinaire) can work a pole like a madwoman, and Katie is deathly afraid of worms and Howard doesn\u2019t have night vision quite like Tom does, especially when it comes to trees…. [Ed \u2013 I removed the more salacious\/unsavoury ones. Keep it clean]. <\/span><\/p>\n

The island staff, our local family,\u00a0 are incredible.\u00a0 Always happy and bright they do a great job of\u00a0 keeping things running smoothly despite our constant demands for afternoon tea, our absurd Saturday night dancing, our late-night real money poker<\/a> habits, and our general wild neediness\u00a0 \u2013 can I get a loofah and a strawberry daiquiri over here please?\u00a0 \u00a0They all seem to deal with us in a different way, whether it be Buna\u00a0 and Vika’s breathtaking smiles, Dav’s throwing coconuts on the cinema\u00a0 roof when we’re watching a scary movie, or Jone our Boat Driver mocking\u00a0 our feeble attempts at Fijian.<\/span><\/p>\n

Writing this short blog entry is no real way to convey just how great a time everyone is having. In the last ten minutes we have come to 2 conclusions; 1) We wish we could be here for the next trip and 2) Its time for a swim.<\/span><\/p>\n

Peace. Leah & Duncan<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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