Monthly Archives: July 2011

Return to Savusavu

Posted on July 14, 2011 by steve

It turned out we’d anchored between Jarana and Sidewinder, both friends of ours. We’d chatted to Jarana the previous evening and ended up with a long VHF chat with Sidewinder in the morning. It would have been nicer to meet … Continue reading →

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Nearly there

Posted on July 13, 2011 by steve

At 6:30 we were off out of Viani Bay. In the lee of Taveuni the seas were flat with the wind curling over the top and coming at us, albeit lightly, from the south west. Aiming to get out of … Continue reading →

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Viani Bay

Posted on July 12, 2011 by KC2RIY

We waited out a humid, wet morning. The rain eventually stopped but we decided a walk ashore would be hot, muddy and miserable so we canned the idea. Thinking we could close some distance to Savu Savu we set off … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Cove

Posted on July 11, 2011 by KC2RIY

In the morning I fired up the hookah and it started fine. Later we got all the gear out and set it up for a dive on the reef off our stern. The water was a little murky but we … Continue reading →

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Alfred Bay, Rabi (RIP Pink Squiddie)

Posted on July 10, 2011 by KC2RIY

We left Taveuni following well worn tracks on our chart plotter. The wind was a bit variable as we left. The wind was not taking us in the right direction so we tried jibing and wing on winging before returning … Continue reading →

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