Sevusevu
Our first order of business upon arriving in the Lau group was to check in with the local village to perform the traditional ceremony of sevusevu. Although on mainland Fiji more and more it seems Read More …
Country
Bula from the Lau Group
Greetings from a remote outpost of Fiji – the Lau Group of islands where traditional Fiji still exists isolated from the march of modernization. The Lau consists of 57 isles scattered across the southeast corner Read More …
Bula from Fiji
Our next adventure is about to unfold. This past week we have been going flat out entertaining my sister Patty’s family of five – giving them just a taste of cruising life and the allure Read More …
Winding Down
The alarm clocks went off at 4 am this morning as today’s itinerary is a 90 mile leg outside the reef in the open ocean. Because we want to be able to see the reef Read More …
Happy Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day to all you folks in the Northern Hemisphere. For those is the Southern Hemisphere, sorry I’m a day late. The photo above is a naturally occurring mangrove swamp near Voh in New Read More …
Turquoise
We have been spending the last couple of weeks exploring New Caledonia’s satellite islands. First we departed Noumea and sailed down New Cal’s west coast to Ile des Pins (Island of the Pines) just off Read More …
Of Lighthouses and Scuba Diving
The hiatus on the blog is because we are finally out cruising for real! The four cyclones that kept us close to port have all gone their separate ways. The monster category 5 Yasi is Read More …
Mystery Photo
The photo above is uncropped and unretouched – taken on one of my morning photokayak (new term) excursions. Anyone guess what it is? If you give up, click here for the answer:-) Photokayaking usually takes Read More …
Dining Out, Cruising Style
So we decide it’s a good night to take ourselves out to dinner – relieving Rod of cooking duty and Carol of the dish washing regime. Step One – AM: Move yacht some 10-20 miles Read More …