“When you see the Southern cross for the first time ” or the next time. There are nights at sea when all you want to do is see the sunrise. Nights when you just hold on waiting for the next wave or blast of w…
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Day 3
24 05 S 176 27E It is 7 am and Andy and I are 763 nm from Auckland. Conditions remained the same through most of yesterday and overnight with 15-20 kt wind and 2-3 meter seas. Not the best ride, but c…
1st morning at sea
20 17.9 S 176 55.0E Our 1st 18 hrs at sea have been a rather rude reintroduction to life at sea. The good news is our forecast has been accurate. The bad news is the forecast still shows brisk wind and build…
NZ here we come
Fiji 17* 40.9 S 177* 20.7 E It is just after noon on Tuesday and we finally got through customs and immigration clearance. Ann and Bear are off to a local hotel until they fly to NZ tomorrow, while Andy and I are gettin…
The Vonu Beer Tower
It’s beer, it’s cold and it’s a tower. What more can you say?
Kat and Clay visit Fiji
Eric’s daughter, Katherine (Kat) and her boyfriend, Clay, spent a week cruising the islands of Fiji with us where they experienced “real” Fiji in native villages…..and snorkeled on Fiji’s beautiful reefs…..We especially liked it when the villagers …
Mud Bear
Being a volcanic island, Fiji has many hot springs bubbling to the surface. One such place has capitalized on nature by offering “mud baths” in a natural hot pool. Driving by, we stopped to check it out. Bear was the only one with a swimsuit so he got …
Religion 101
The diversity of Fiji’s roughly one million people is visibly noticeable in the variety of religious edifices in the urban areas. On a recent trip to Lautoka, we visited four different places of worship – none which were Christian based.The first was a…
Tui (like you’re spitting)
In the village of Yalobi on Waya Island, we met 62 year old Tui who became our friend and guide. Insatiably curious, Tui engaged us on the beach with questions about our boat. After strongly hinting how much he’d love to see the inside of a “yacht like…
