Birthday

I enjoyed my birthday – mostly due to it’s simplicity. The strong winds calmed down and it was mostly blue skies. Better still, the remaining south westerly winds were cool and dry. After brunch we went off exploring in the dinghy. I hadn’t mentioned before but there are a lot of bats around here in the mornings and evenings. While out we found their tree and took a few pictures. I think we woke one up which flew around and woke a few more up who flew around who woke the rest up. Soon it was a scene out of Scooby Doo so we moved on wishing them their day time rest.

We explored another possible area to anchor before heading back. On the way we stopped off to say hello to the one other sailboat in the area, Saggitarius, with Bob and Lynette from Nelson, New Zealand aboard. We stayed and chatted for a while. This is their third visit to this area and they reckon it’s the best in Fiji having come to the broader area for years. We’ve invited them over for drinks and nibble this evening so we should learn more.

Back at the boat we snorkeled around the small area we’re anchored in. It was not spectacular but good to get in the water and see a few interesting things. I managed to spot a lobster but it was a juvenile and needed to grow up a bit more to become my dinner.

The rest of the afternoon and evening was with ourselves and was very enjoyable. We watched a good movie, Bucket List, to round the day off. The clear blue day time sky gave way to clear heavens. Perfect.