October 17, 2023
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October 17, 2023
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October 6, 2023
A very full day with some twists and surprises
A hike was on tap for the day, the plan was to visit the villages on the east side of the island. Walking through town we acquired a number of kids who led us to the trail (the same one that they take to school) along the way met more friendly villagers looking to say hello and chat. We attempted…
October 3, 2023
Let the cruising begin!
After a beat to get south to meet us, the day finally came to meet up with our friends Roxy and Carl. Traffic pushed us a little behind schedule but by 10:00am SV Sky Pond was on the fuel dock and all of the boat items we muled out to Fiji were aboard. After helping Carl and Jean get off…
October 1, 2023
Visiting Lautoka for provision and checking out a botanical garden
Lautoka is the second largest city on the big island of Fiji (behind Suva) and has the best grocery options for staples. So to the road we went. It took a few hours and soon we were parked next to the city market (closed on Sunday) and headed to the Extra market where we located many of the hard to…
September 30, 2023
Finally a down day, kind of
We did end up having a mellow day, that started with a nice hike on the beach to enjoy the continuing windy conditions after which we drove back into Sigatoka for lunch, I continued the trend with another curry at King Singh’s. A beer felt appropriate so I added one of those too. And with that a 600ml beer stein…
September 29, 2023
A mellow day, well sort of
The jetlag might have been a factor or it could have just been the go, go, go full day yesterday but regardless we decided to have a low key day. After another tropical breakfast at our hotel, we wandered across the street to the palapas on the beach. I had brought my snorkel gear but with the lack of sun…
September 28, 2023
It’s only 120km to Suva…
After a wonderful breakfast including lots of fresh fruits we jumped in the car towards Suva, the largest city in Fiji. The drive was much more lush than on the western side of the island with a lot of small villages to pass through. With not much traffic, it was an enjoyable drive. About two-thirds of the way there we…
September 27, 2023
Fiji or bust
Our friends Roxy and Carl on SV Sky Pond pulled into Fiji last July (2022) and after enjoying their time so much, decided to spend all of 2023 in Fiji. Lucky for us! A plan was hatched and finally the day came to fly to Fiji to join them. Well, after a bit of big island living for the two…
September 14, 2023
Taking on the WY BDR again (AKA the Bangkok tour)
Last year’s write up: Link There seems to be a trend with our friend John, this year he made it to the starting line only to have his fuel pump fail a few hours later. Blerg. Whelp, guess it will just be me and Mike again this year. A revised plan to meet in Cowdry (Colorado) and then take pavement…
January 29, 2023
Food tour in old San Juan
Angie suggested a food tour and it was quickly “yeses” all around. After a short cab ride, the only hiccup of the day came – a passing rain shower. As visions of running from place to place wet and freezing danced through our minds we thankfully were able to push that aside and enjoy a dry tour around Old San…
January 28, 2023
How can it be over?
Great time slips by with too much speed. As we closed out the trip I did manage to fit in one of my signature moments – in this case walking a half hour along essentially a highway to the rum tasting. Wonderful smells of exhaust and strong breezes as tractor trailers flew by us, all while in the hot sun.…