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 …
Carol Parker Photography
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 …
Whale Watching Best Day Yet!
Sunday morning after the big party, we went out on our final guided whale watching trip – as it turns out saving the best for last. Our guide this time was Allan from Whale Watch Read More …
RAVEN Is For Sale!
Update October 27, 2009 RAVEN IS SOLD! Photo Gallery Sundeer 64 Data Sheet Cutter Rig Diagram 1 Cutter Rig Diagram 2 Interior Layout It’s almost time for us to say good-bye to Raven. Our new Read More …
Passage Videos
Nick frequently crews aboard Raven when a long passage requires an extra hand. The cool thing is that he takes video and posts it on YouTube so even if we aren’t aboard, we get a Read More …
Tiger Shark Encounter
PHOTO GALLERIES 2009 South Pacific Yesterday we headed out of the harbor towards the anchorages, and this morning we decided to move around to a favorite spot called Blue Lagoon – a beautiful circlet of Read More …
Port of Refuge
PHOTO GALLERIES 2009 South Pacific We’re safe and sound in Port of Refuge Harbor, Neiafu, Vava’u, Kingdom of Tonga. Nothing exciting to report about our 750 mile passage – alternately reading, sleeping, and standing watch Read More …
Shark Chumming
PHOTO GALLERIES 2009 South Pacific We changed our plans a bit – bad weather was forecast for around Niue that we wanted to avoid, also due to hit Tonga in about six or seven days, Read More …
Suwarrow Atoll
PHOTO GALLERIES 2009 South Pacific We arrived at Suwarrow atoll Thursday morning at the end of the 200 mile passage from Penrhyn – uneventful sailing, light winds, a very comfortable ride. At night the radar Read More …