Day 3 - Aitutaki

Today was a day for tours. We spent the morning at a plantation. Craig loved seeing this guys 3 acres of fruit trees. He had things I've never even heard of. There were fruits from all over malaysia and the south pacific. He had us try this "miracle berry". You put it in your mouth and swish it all over your mouth and gums. Then he hands you a lime or lemon to eat and when you bite into it, it is not sour. It was absolutely incredible. I ate the whole lime like it was a piece of candy. He says it is good for cancer patients. When they have the miracle berry then they can eat anything.

For lunch we biked into town and tried the burger shack again. This time it was open. Yeah. So we ordered burgers with cheese and egg. While we were waiting we chatted with some locals who told us it was closed yesterday because the cook was too busy playing bingo. We laughed some more. (At least a wedding sounded good). Our burgers were definitely interesting. They had beets in them too. Yuck. They were ok but not quite what we were expecting. We later found out that it was a goat burger. We didn't have another one after that. Then in the afternoon we went on a safari tour around the island. We were able to go up in the hills and see out around the whole island. It was beautiful and views were incredible. Our guide was great. He is an archeologist and is studying his people's culture to try and preserve it and help the younger generations understand what their history is.

For dinner it was a 3 course dinner and fire dance show. These fancy dinners are just not our thing. The appetizers were good. Dinner choices were only fish, lamb, or duck. We are not particularly fond of any of these options. Craig chose the lamb and I chose the tuna. It ended up being okay for both of us. We were definitely thinking a nice steak sounded good. Dessert was yummy. Cookies, divinity, chocolate covered strawberries, chocolate cake, and fruit. Again we were the crazy americans who didn't want bubbles. The fire show was great. It is amazing to watch them spin and throw their fire wands without getting burned. Although we saw lots of hands grabbing the sand to cool them off. It was a fun evening.

We returned home to our nightly treat from housekeeping and settled in for some sleep since we have an early morning tomorrow. (yes, it is fishing again)