This morning started with another round of landlubber activities which ended up taking most of the morning. For those of you who have been wondering what all this activity is about, well, we're in the process of selling propertiy, but trying to work with the property management company to get repairs completed is expecting something just short of a miracle. Also, dealing with the local utility companies has demonstrated the stark contrast between the friendly, helpful and humble Fijians which we have grown to admire versus the rude, abrupt and arrogant individuals on the other end of the phone, who have complete disregard for a paying customer. The day wasn't a total loss though. After lunch aboard we enjoyed an afternoon coffee ashore and, while Roy settled himself at Trader's Café to continue work on our new website, Elaine enjoyed a Fijian cooking lesson. Fortunately it didn't involve heat of any description. We made a traditional Fijian salad called "Ota" which is only served at special Fijian ceremonies like a wedding, etc. and cannot be ordered in a restaurant. The basis of the salad is wild fern that grows everywhere in Fiji. The fern is chopped and blanched then chopped / diced tomatoes, onions, red peppers, cilantro and chillies are added, following which a dressing of fresh coconut cream and freshly squeezed lemon juice is added. Spinach or bok choy can be used as an alternative, but the wild fern definitely gave it a unique flavour - Delicious! An interesting titbit that popped up during conversation with the young chef, Suli, who directed us, was that he is from the village where the famous Fiji Water is sourced and was very proud of the fact, with just cause indeed. Afterwards Elaine had a very pleasant chat to an Australian family who are here on holiday, but were fascinated after introductions were made at the start of the lesson when Elaine announced that we lived on a yacht. Needless to say, they had a myriad of questions. It's times like these that we realise just how fortunate we are for the experiences of our lifestyle and adventure.