Oh, baguettes and croissants – we missed you! When we left French Polynesia I vowed never to eat a baguette again (we had consumed far too many) but, of course, this silly idea wore off quickly and the cravings were in full force by the time we pulled into Noumea, New Caledonia. Being back in … Continue reading Noumea and Ilot Maitre
We've almost sailed across the entire Pacific ocean - many would call that "adventurous", "brave", or even "daring". The truth is, however, that I'm a bit of a wimp, especially when it comes to high speeds (sailing, hence, is no problem) and heights. My nervous characteristics all came into play on Monday night when we … Continue reading On the edge of a volcano
[This is a blog post that I wrote in Tanna on September 30th, 2013 which is why I'm back dating it. I thought I posted it with the sat phone, but it obviously didn't go through. Since I'm using wifi once again, I've posted it with photos] I woke up yesterday morning in our warm, cozy, stationary … Continue reading Bow and arrow lessons
We’ve been ‘stuck’ in Fiji for an extra week but we don’t expect any sympathy 😉 We had hoped to leave this beautiful country mid last week so that we’d have a week or two to spend in Vanuatu. When we checked the weather for the three night passage, it looked great - except for a … Continue reading Abaca Village
We finally swam with the mantas! They are more beautiful than I anticipated, gliding slowly and smoothly below the surface. I had 10 seconds alone with them in the water with no chance to take any good photos before being descended upon... We were the only boats anchored in the lee of Drawaqa island on the … Continue reading Manta Rays and Drawaqa anchorage
Four hours of genoa sailing and another four hours of motoring landed us in a stunning bay at the northern end of Waya, home to the village of Nalauwaki. It was a Sunday and we were unsure if kava is drunk on Sundays, so we decided to wait until the morning to go ashore and do the … Continue reading Sevu Sevu on Waya
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
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