Author Archives: steve

Gearing up to clear out

The current opportunity to sail south is looking better and better so unfortunately for Lissa, our new crew member, she’s not going to get much time in Fiji before we leave. With that in mind we took her out snorkelling … Continue reading

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New Crew Arrived

In the morning Helen and went ashore for fresh food and bread and to pick up mail. Our credit cards had finally arrived. Having taken Helen back to the boat I returned and made my way to the airport to … Continue reading

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Bumping into friends

As it was promising to be a hot day we used the morning to head to Nadi for remaining shopping. Before catching the bus we tried the marina office and the post office for our mail. Neither were there but … Continue reading

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Chance Meetings

My day was dominated by the stiffness and pain in my calves from my barefoot run the previous day. After any period of rest, getting up and walking around makes me feel like a cripple. As I type this morning … Continue reading

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Reunion

In the morning both Helen and I got busy with boat work. Helen got busy vacuuming and cleaning while I worked my way through our check list in preparation for our forthcoming passage to NZ. The good news is all … Continue reading

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