GPBC Team Fiji: Day 14 in Fiji (men)

Day 14
Today we gained true insight into what the term "Fiji Time" really means!
We woke up at 5 am and prepared for our early morning Ferry ride to the island of Taveuni.
Our plan was to visit 3 of the schools today and the furthest school tomorrow.
We would then have to wait until the 3rd day to return as the only ferry back leaves at 8:30 am.
As the morning hours slipped past with still no signs of our ride, we began to suspect that these plans might change. We finally called and discovered that the Ferry had still not yet arrived.
So we enjoyed a second breakfast of pancakes and with no ferry in sight on the horizon we headed into town picking coral along the beach as we went.
We checked out the hot springs in town which literally bubble out of the ground in the middle of a public park. Rather than turn these springs into a national park, the people here just use them to do their cooking.
I found this quite humorous!
The ferry eventually arrived around 12 am. We were looking at paying a $3 fee for each of the 39 boxes of Bibles we were taking over. However, God provided a flatbed truck driver who was willing to add our Bibles to his load free of charge!
We finally set sail around 1 pm. Upon boarding we were told to remove our shoes and soon discovered this was not to preserve the 60 year old carpets.
It seems the overflowing bathrooms never get cleaned and they were trying to prevent them from spreading into the hallways! Judging by the smell in the hallways they had put up these sign too late.
The sea was rough with 15 foot swells; so we had fun competing on deck who could keep their balance the longest. The next 4 hours were spent competing who could keep their lunch the longest.
It was dark when we arrived at the island. The man who was supposed to pick us up never did show up.
With no vehicle and no place to spend the night, God showed himself faithful.
The man we were storing the Bibles with gave us free transportation and we ended up staying the night in a 5 star resort, again for free! The resort had been closed for at least a year so there was no power, but we did have running water. This was truly a "Fiji Time" day but God proved faithful in providing for each need we encountered. It's amazing to watch him work!