A wonderful family we met who invited us for tea and conversation
Leles cooked us a fabulous dinner
Look at all that food she prepared, she cooked all day
Roxy showing off her beautiful artwork on the Sky Pond gallery opening gala
With cruising boats in the anchorage with kids a village program was organized
To the day!
The incredible "champagne" beach
Up at 3:00am for the Fiji v England quarterfinal match
What an aplenglow!
Using the paddleboards at high tide to explore all of the tiny islands
Able, our local fisherman and cigarette rolling aficionado
The colors and contrast from ocean to islands
The "waterfalls", where at low tide the water continues to pour into the atoll making a mile long waterfall
Our south anchorage spot, watching the anchor set
This white tip reef shark took a bit too much interest in us, so we moved along
Our village hosts, Alfred and Bali
Sunday church service, we didn't understand much but the singing was a highlight
The clarity and ruggedness was unbelievable
Sky Pond nestled nicely in a tiny spot surrounded by tiny islands
We spent many days working on our wing foiling skills, 4.5 hours one of the days
Vanua Balavu shopping was limited but the conversations were great
Lots and lots of steps up to the former planation
View of the Bay of Islands from the plantation hike
Wowza, what a sunset!
Early morning passage out of the Bay of Islands and through the pass required lots of mapping tools for safety reasons
The city market in Savusavu
Our haul of fresh veggies for the next three weeks
Looking for papayas I stumbled on this Krait snake, yes it is poisonous
Coming back up from the depths on the Rainbow wall
So much colorful soft corals
Thousands of tiny fish
Curious fish
Route for the 2023 Season
Yes, this is real
Thanksgiving dinner on Sky Pond, we have so much to be thankful for!
Fiji loves to burn things, we woke up to the boat covered, absolutely covered in ash. So our day started washing the boat.
One last sunrise as we head for Navandra
The mountains have gotten more rugged
We were welcomed into the anchorage by four black tip reef sharks, thankfully they were gone by the time we slid into the water to snorkel
Wild clouds and colors reflecting off the ocean to start our day
Bare poles, clearly it is getting close to haul out time so off came the mail sail
Enjoying resort life in Musket Cove with a salt water pool swim
Our last morning on the water, next stop Vuda marina
All the masts tell us we are nearing the end of our season
The trailer supports being positioned for hauling out Sky Pond
All blocked, stripped, and ready for cyclone season
One final sunset from the top deck of Sky Pond
Headed for the waterfall brought more breathtaking views
A cool swim was just what we needed to refresh our bodies for the final push back to the village
Our village host Margaret with her grandchildren
A huge spread of food was prepared following our 8 mile hike; Fish, Taro, Casava, Rice, Papaya, and noodles with caned fish, plus some super hot peppers
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