Author: Hannah
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Gabey
My cousin Gabe arrived in Savusavu one day at 5:30 am on a ferry boat. The first few days he was here Wade kept giving him a bit of the stinkeye–like, who are you? But then they became good buddies. There was some confusion on Guava Jelly between the menfolk when I was talking as…
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Random January Thoughts
We are nearing the halfway mark of the time we mean to spend in Fiji this go-around. It’s been nearly 5 months that we’ve been here. We’ve been here for mango season and pineapple season. We are now in avocado season(!) and passionfruit season. The price of ginger & tomatoes has quintupled now that they…
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The two papas
The Fijian word for baby is papa. Which gives Riki lots of fodder when he is talking to Tomu, doing his personal “who’s on first” routine with high-pitched voice for Tomu & his regular voice for himself. Riki: “Hey papa, want some eggs?”Tomu: “Thanks papa”. Riki: “No, you’re the papa.” Riki & Tomu hang out…
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The Best Visit Ever! ;)
Riki and I spent the first 3 weeks of December in Savu Savu, readying the boat for Susha & Christy’s arrival. We cleaned out the aft cabin, had the cushions re-upholstered, and had new sheets made. We also found a place on land to store 3 bags and a carseat for 2 weeks, at my…
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Yasawas
Photos from the Yasawas.
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Out of Water
On our way from Viti Levu to Vanua Levu, across the Vatu-i-Ra passage, we ran out of water in the tank. We hold 64 gallons in our tank, and carry about 20 more in water jugs that we use for washing diapers and showering and baths for Wade. When we ran out of water in…
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Some sailing adventures
We were anchored just south of Naviti island in the Yasawas, near the Manta Ray pass. It was a rolly anchorage. Rolly anchorages are not much fun, and they are even less fun with a baby. A rolly anchorage means that someone has to be watching Tomu more closely than normal because there is a…
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Disneyrau
Well, Denerau is tourist central in Fiji. There are several huge luxury yachts on the docks, and as you walk up from the dinghy dock you arrive at Hard Rock Cafe Fiji. There are 5 or 6 fancy resorts on the island, and tons of boats coming and going taking tourists out to islands for…
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Savusavu to Denerau
We finally left Savusavu even though the Fiji weather service called for strong winds (20-25 knots) and intermittent rain. Basically, we woke up and it wasn’t raining, and we checked the grib files for the weather forecast, which didn’t look as bad, so we decided to go for it. We were both tired of waiting…
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Silly pics
Some silly photos while sailing one day.
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