Knocking On Heavens Door...

When Tom and I travel we rarely go to the same place twice. There are myriads of places we want to see in our lifetime and so we take every opportunity we have to visit those places unknown to us. There are a few exceptions to this and one place we do return to year after year is the small Island, Sonasali off Viti Levu, Fiji.
Sonasali literally translates to Resting Place. It is a small Island near a bigger Island and in days gone by travellers from faraway places would stop here and rest before travelling onward. It is the same for us. We stop and rest here before travelling onward. The only planned event we have is sitting on the deck at sunset and watching as the brillant red-orange sun slips into the ocean. We will even set our alarms for that.

There is one other event that we enjoy as returning guests. The general manager hosts a cocktail party on the beach and we have been invited for the last several years. We know most of the staff and management so this is like a party with friends we only see once a year. We watch as the sun sets and sing along with the staff and other guests. We try food we have not had before and meet people from all over the world. We struck up a conversation with a Chinese family and then the father sang O Sole O Mio in Chinese with the Fijian Quartet. It was awesome! We had a great time.
When they started to sing Knocking on Heavens Door I looked up and thought it was so very fitting. These moments of sheer beauty are like a tonic to my heart and soul. I could think of no better words to describe the moment.