Category Archives: Fiji

Up To and Up the Tower

At 9am a group of us (John: Sea Mist, Stuart: Imagine, Jo: Osso Blanco + all of us) headed ashore for our hike up to the top of the hill where the vodafone cellphone tower sits. The hike took us … Continue reading

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Where the wind blows (or doesn’t) – Naqara

The day started with a dilemma. The skies were gray and it was drizzling. The weather forecast called for the northerlies to turn into southerlies later in the day and for the weather to improve. However, the northerlies had already … Continue reading

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Buliya

In predawn light we slipped our lines and were off out of Suva. We had light northerly winds and hence had to motor south hoping for something stronger as we got further away from the mainland. Fortunately the seas were … Continue reading

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Not all to plan

Anne and John arrived safely. Their luggage didn’t. Considering it was mostly boat parts this is not too much of a problem. Solution: Luggage is now scheduled to be delivered to Musket Cove Marina where we’ll be in just over … Continue reading

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(Not So) Grand Melanesian Hotel

We’re here at the Grand Melanesian Hotel which would be better called the Functional Melanesian Hotel. No complaints. It’s good for what we paid. We’ve had a good day. It was great having David and Marion along from Kilkea for … Continue reading

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