A quiet morning – Mike and I took the dinghy to the limestone cliffs where the birds roost because I wanted to take some photos. Then we upped anchor to move Raven to nearby Read More …

True to his word, the chief of Vatulele showed up on the beach this morning ahead of schedule to give us a tour of the lagoons where the sacred red prawns live. We gave him Read More …

True to Capt. Rod’s words, the alarm clocks went off at 5 a.m. and we were underway at first light around 5:30. Winds and seas were much more moderate than yesterday and we made good Read More …

We are working our way south along the west coast of Fiji with the island Vatulele as our destination. Today, for the second leg of our trip, we motored head to wind on our way Read More …

With Michelle on her way home, we did laundry for a day and a half – sheets, towels, napkins, tablecloths, dishrags and every last item of clothing we could find. Nice to have everything fresh Read More …

With Michelle winging her way home to SoCal, today was reorganization day aboard Raven. Taking advantage of the fact that we are berthed at the Denarau Marina and enjoying shore power and full water tanks, Read More …

Michelle’s flight home was scheduled for 11:20 pm Monday night, so we left Musket Cove and motored into Denarau Marina to position ourselves for her departure. Denarau is a world of its own – an Read More …

Well, I didn’t do a very good job of keeping up with the daily log but we had a very full week sightseeing, diving, and moving Raven from anchorage to anchorage while Michelle was visiting Read More …

If I get too enthusiastic with my travel descriptions, Sailmail cuts us off and Mike and Rod get alarmed about their weather reports…so I need to keep it moderate! So you will receive this email Read More …

This morning we raised anchor and sailed 10-12 miles to a new location ideal for Michelle’s first scuba lesson. We outfitted her in Mike’s gear and Anouk took her into shallow water with a sandy Read More …