Author: Hannah
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Our First Passage with a Baby
After a month of being in Savu Savu, mostly at the dock at the marina, we sailed away. We left at noon on Saturday in light easterly winds. We motor sailed with our mainsail up but no jib, heading east towards Vanua Balavu. Our destination was 115 miles away–an overnight passage. We could have picked…
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Elimination Communication (EC)
About our 2nd week in Fiji, Zak came by and extolled the virtues of EC on a boat. He said after a week, he & his wife didn’t have to wash any more poppy nappies. Riki looked at me and said, “babe, if you do that for a week, I’ll do everything else–cooking, washing dishes,…
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Weeks 2 and 3 in Fiji
Photos from Weeks 2-3 in Fiji. We went to a fancy hotel to use their freshwater pool on my birthday. The views with boats in the harbor are of Savu Savu.
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Community
One thing I remember from sailing with my auntie Evi is the sense of community between cruisers. Cruisers (boaties, yachties) are very generous–if anyone has a problem, several others will offer to help them out. I’m not sure if this is accentuated by us having a small baby on board…probably. Regardless, we have been blessed…
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It Takes a Village
This photo is of some other patrons at the Chinese restaurant here in Savu Savu, who wanted to hold Wade. One of the most marvelous things about Fiji so far is how much the Fijians love Wade. So often when we are eating dinner, our waitress will offer to hold Wade so we can enjoy…
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First week in Fiji
Here are some photos from our first week in Fiji. Riki got the safety netting installed on the boat (thanks to those who gave us that gift!) Wade loves climbing along the boom and up the mast.
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Someone to Love
We had a lovely wedding on August 17th, 2014 in Port Townsend. Here are some photos with the song “Somebody to Love” by Valerie June. Thanks to all for celebrating with us. 🙂
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