October 29, 2023
In the morning we headed back to the village to give our hosts some sheets that were no longer needed and some fishing lures. It being Sunday, we came across someone walking to church and after the formalities he asked if we were headed to church. Maybe we explained, but we needed to see Alfred and Bali. As we walked…
October 27, 2023
After breakfast, we pulled up the anchor and made the short hope to the south island in the atoll, Oqea Driki island. A beautiful little spot where we tucked in tight to shore in quite shallow water 0.8 meters under the keel and water levels still dropping (at low tide we were about 6 inches off the bottom). A plan…
October 26, 2023
On arrival I had seen a bommie a bit close to our path so I took the paddleboard to try to located it and mark a new waypoint to avoid. Paddling around it took a bit but eventually I located an area just a few feet below the water and after some trial and error took screenshots of the map.…
October 20, 2023
It was going to be a huge day, we lifted anchor at 4:00am and with the cruise ship and mega yacht’s lights it made it easier to remain oriented for the ourselves. Exiting from the blue lagoon, we weaved around the islands and reefs timing the sun’s arrival with our exit into longer straight stretches. And with it, up came…
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October 6, 2023
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
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
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
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
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…