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While on Watch
We left the Bay of Islands in Vanua Balavu around 5 pm. We made it out of the pass before dark. It was quite windy, Riki’s guess was 20-25 knots, but it was from behind so it felt like less. (We don’t have a gauge that tells us the wind speed.) It was also a…
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Hats, Clips and More Dhal Please
One of Wade’s two favorite activities on Guava is standing on the nav table and pulling all of the baseball caps off of the ship’s bell where they are stored. Then he likes to ring the bell. Whenever we are down below his gaze drifts to the hats, his eyes light up, and he starts…
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In Spite of Ourselves
In Spite of Ourselves is the name of a John Prine song that he sings with Iris De Ment. It’s a love song with some funny lyrics. John Prine has a special place in both Riki & my hearts because when we met in Savu Savu, Fiji two years ago Riki was playing guitar and…
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Vanua Balavu
Here are some photos from our time in Vanua Balavu. When we did the sevu sevu ceremony (where we present our kava to the chief of the village, in effect asking for permission to be in their waters, fish, swim, dive, etc.), one of the men held Wade on his lap.
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Life on a Boat: Simplicity and Time
The other night while lying in bed before we went to sleep, Riki and I were talking about some of the differences between life here and life back home in the States. Some things are undeniably harder about living on a 35 foot boat than living in a 1350 square foot house. For example, when…
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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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