On our last dive yesterday, I went through an 80 foot deep cave! People are not supposed to go deeper than 40 feet unless they are certified. But I am a good diver so my dad took me down deep for this cave. Tiger Shark at Viani BayWe also saw an…
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Tuesday June 7
Here is our current position http://fms.ws/4-bT5/16.74873S/179.89357E Last week we moved from the southern large island in Fiji 150 miles north to Vanua Levu. This island is much less developed and has lit…
Serendipitous Jo
Sometimes you meet someone you didn’t know you were looking for until you meet them. That’s how it was with Jo, who is now living with us on Oso Blanco. Jo with Bear on her 37th birthday!Friends on Mystery Ship, another 64 foot Nordhavn, hired …
Fijian Primary School Visit – by Bear
Bear shows the kids where we’re fromOur Fijian guide, John, took us on a tour of a school in Soso village on Naviti Island in Fiji. The school has approximately 60 kids and 5 teachers. All the kids are well behaved. We went to find out about the cultur…
Sara and Paul Visit in Fiji
Paul and Sara Yungner with Ann and EricGood friends from home, Sara and Paul Yungner, got a taste of Fiji when they came to stay with us in May and we attempted to expose them to the various subcultures that is Fiji.Fiji is comprised of 322 islands, of…
Fiji Time
After 5 months of winter and the real world’s pace, we are back in Fiji and readjusting to the warmth and tropical time warp. The sea water temp in Auckland was 62* and here it is 83*! Being surrounded by that warmth, the b…
Fiji Arrival
We arrived Fiji on the west coast yesterday (Tues Fiji time) and began the long, 3 1/5 hrs clearance process. By the time we were all checked in and Fiji legal, we didn’t get to the marina where Ann was waiting until 4 pm. &…
Day 5
It’s mid morning on Monday May 9 and we have less than 200 nm to go! Since our rugged day, we have had 2 days and 3 nights of near perfect conditions. Today, the winds are up a bit to 18 – 22 kts and have moved a bit forw…
As usual ……..
By now those of you following our wanderings know that after a shitty day (or days) at sea, King Neptune eventually figures we have paid our dues and once again the Pacific is restored to it’s namesake conditions. Sometimes that is har…
Seduction
Mother nature seduced us and lulled us into complacency giving us gentle mild conditions for our first 18 hrs out of Auckland. Last night around 2 am our sweet dreams and wonderful meals were short circuited by wind on the nose of 25 – 30k…
