August 20

It is Tuesday, and I think I need to remind myself that we are in the middle of a semester break. The university students have two weeks as do the LDS Primary students.  We planned just a one week break for the institute.

It rained on and off all day, which kept it cool, but made for soggy shopping.  We spent the day in downtown Suva.  We visited The Market and bought veggies and fruit.  We even bought long beans for dinner tonight.

Fijian call these pumpkins, but they look like squash to me

THE MARKET

Top is Bele, Pumpkin
Bottom is Chinese Cabbage and Cucumbers
Although it doesn't look like it the
cucumbers are huge.  They let them grow
way too long.

Eggplant.  A Fijian Favorite
Behind it going back are Tomatoes (in a heap)
Lettuce, and Cabbage

Open Bins of Spices
Upstairs in the Market

We also went to the Flea Market, the Craft Market and some of the nicer shops in Suva.  We ended the morning by going to see the guard at the Presidential Headquarters.

WITH THE GUARD AT THE PRESIDENT'S HEADQUARTERS
This picture was taken by another guard not in dress uniform.
I am sure he was there just to take picture.
This guard is like the ones in England--He never
acknowledged that we were there.