Musket Cove is a favorite among cruisers but it didn’t work out that great for us so no pictures this time. We stopped primarily to give our son, George, a chance at doing some surfing at some pretty famous breaks. … Continue reading →
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Soma Soma – July 2011
The trip up from Nadi was uneventful although rough. The anchorage off Soma Soma was not favored with the wind from the west so we anchored up in an adjacent bay. The first order of business was to launch Little … Continue reading →
Boom Swing – Mark 2
While in Pittsburgh, I picked up a ski tow rope as a modification to our “tree limb” boom swing. The Mark 2 version is much more befitting a lady (Iron Lady that is). The tow rope handle is much easier … Continue reading →
Arrival
It was the trip we just love to hate. Left our home in Pittsburgh at 9 AM Pittsburgh time. Flew to Phoenix, then LA, then Nadi, FIji. Arrival Pittsburgh time was 1430 Pittsburgh time some 28 plus hours later – … Continue reading →
Change of Watch
We rejoined Iron Lady on July 22 and we are now out in the Wasaya’s. Unfortunately, I am once again way behind on my posts and will try to catch up over the next week or so – it has … Continue reading →
Iron Lady’s Travels – 2011
A few of you have been asking about just where Tonga, Fiji and Vanuatu and Iron Lady are on the map. Well courtesy of Google Earth, here it is. Off to the left side of the map is Australia. At … Continue reading →
So Long Suva
Steve and I were chatting a day or so ago covering preparations for when we rejoin Iron Lady on July 22nd. Seems that little has changed since the “Interesting Times” post. A fellow in a cat anchored up 15 meters … Continue reading &#…
Yanuca – Part 2
As we were leaving the village toward evening, Jack announced that they were going to throw a great feast the next day and we were invited! He asked that we bring along whatever chicken we could afford. Little did we … Continue reading →
Interesting Times
The Chinese have a saying about living in “interesting times”. Well Capt Steve has been there the last 3 or 4 days. We were talking on the cell the other day and Steve informed me that he was moving the … Continue reading →
Yanuca – Part 1
Our next stop was the delightful Yanuca Island in the Lomaiviti Island group. As we entered the natural little harbor between two islands, the folks in the village hailed us on the VHF and suggested we anchor off the beach … Continue reading →
