Our trip to the outside of the reef for Robinson Crusoe Resort was smooth. The resort was a fun little anchorage with a rustic bar and outdoor restaurant. We arrived to see the guests in the middle of coconut jewelry making – kind of fun. The sun was …
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Fiji is Marvelous!
Marvelous weather!!!! We arrived from rainy, rainy, cool Calgary to 30 degrees C, with clear skies and no wind. We have been using all of our outdoor spaces – the flybridge, the back cockpit, the boat deck – you name it. Star gazing in perfectly calm e…
SEAson Sickness!
Wow, I think we are definetly feeling SEAson sick! Fall in New Zealand, Summer in Fiji (yeah I know it is their winter, but it’s hotter than any Canadian summer I’ve ever had) and Spring in Calgary (or more correctly Flood season). Being that we are on…
We’re in Fiji
We are here in Fiji. I apologize to anyone who was concerned that we were lost at sea….we arrived in Lautoka Harbor on May 9th as planned. A major portion of our arrival day was spent in Customs and Immigration. The rumors of how the process was to w…
2.5 days from NZ and 3.5 days to Fiji
The waters have leveled out, we aren't breaking through waves, just gentle up and down movement. A person can actually get a good night's sleep in this. The wind was down to 5 knots for most of the last day, but it is getting up to 19 again now…
Fiji – Here we come!
Currently, we are 8 hours off New Zealand's shore on our way to Fiji and the conditions are not great, but we knew that before departing. We have real 2.5 to 3 meter waves/swell at 6 to 9 second intervals and 17 or so knots of wind, the boat is roc…
Happy Easter 2011 from Mystery Ship
This should be Happy Anniversary too (a little late). I was checking to see where we were last year for Easter and we were just starting our crossing of the Pacific. We had arrived at the Marquesis island of Hiva Oa the morning of April 17, 2010. Wow, …
