Monthly Archives: May 2012

Windy

We didn’t have any plans for the day so we just hung around.  This anchorage has mixed blessings. A reef protects us from most of the swell but we are exposed to the wind. With the wind up around 20 … Continue reading

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Thoughts on hybrid versus diesel

We lived on a hybrid boat for over three years and have converted to diesel. We have since sailed to Fiji from New Zealand and have built enough experience to share our perspective on the two systems. Motoring Nothing was … Continue reading

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Taveuni

Time to move on. Well, midday was time to move on. We’d learned from Jack that the currents in the Somosomo channel ran south to north when the tide was coming in. As low tide was 11:30 we decided midday … Continue reading

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Boat Day

Sam was keen to get on with his studies so we were happy to have a boat day. Helen and I mainly read while Sam got on. We had a visit from Jack in the morning when he left us … Continue reading

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Snorkelling on the Rainbow Reef

As the light brightened, Helen noticed that our chain was wrapped around a few bommies. It turned out we’d picked a pretty poor spot the night before. So before anything else, we raised the chain and anchor carefully manoeuvring around … Continue reading

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