This afternoon we went to pay for our mooring ball at the Musket Cove Marina and realized that we’ve been here for almost two weeks! Time has flown by. Our new Kiwi friends who sail to Fiji every year warned us: the Musket Cove vortex is a strong one. It clearly sucked us in… We … Continue reading Breaking free of the vortex… onward to Waya
“Malolo Lailai, Malolo Lailai” – isn’t it fun to say! NOTE: I've posted a map below so you can see the spots I'm writing about. We left Suva on Sunday morning and had a nice sail to Vananui bay on Viti Levu’s south coast which proved to be an easy and very comfortable overnight anchorage. We … Continue reading From Suva to Malolo Lailai
It doesn’t really count as going aground when the 'ground' is mud, right? We motored into the port of Suva yesterday at noon. It was overcast and raining, hard. Port Control directed us to anchor by the Suva Yacht Club and we could see at least a dozen boats there. We made our way over … Continue reading A muddled arrival in Suva
More great sailing today... We're passing through Fiji's Lau Islands and it's unfortunate that we aren't allowed to stop. These islands are supposed to be some of the Pacific's best. We are sailing right by them, but because we haven't yet checked into Fiji at an official port of entry on one of the main … Continue reading Passing the Lau Group – Day 2
Yes, a 450 nm passage does just seem like a ‘hop’! We should be able to cover the distance in three nights. We set sail from Tonga at 10:00am on Sunday morning. The conditions were beautiful and upon leaving the protection of Vava’u’s islands we weren’t hit with the usual ocean swell we’ve grown to … Continue reading Tonga to Fiji hop – Day 1
As quickly as we grow to love a place, we realize we’ve come to an end of our stay and get excited to leave. Fiji is calling… Three weeks in Vava’u Group Tonga was the perfect length of time. There were many highlights. The whale watching, day sailing on SV Sophie (I spent most of … Continue reading Fiji calling … and Photos of Tonga
Is it somehow indicative of our relationship that we spent our second wedding anniversary in a dark confined space covered in bat shit? Yesterday afternoon we crept on hands and knees over slimy rocks and huge piles of guano as the bats all slept soundly on the roof of the cave. Fluffy bird feathers stuck … Continue reading Two Years Strong
Tonga is one of the only places in the world where you can (legally) swim with humpback whales so the first thing we did upon arrival in Neiafu was to arrange a tour with Beluga Diving. We were told to be at the dock at 8:45am on Thursday morning but at 7:45am we heard someone knocking … Continue reading Yes, it was a whale of a time!
The 250 nm passage from Niue was quick and uneventful… the qualities of a good trip. The upside of the crazy conditions at Niue is that the ocean swell felt normal as we set sail. We really did enjoy our stay there (it was definitely worth it) and can’t imagine that we will meet nicer … Continue reading The Kingdom of Tonga
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