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  • 9 days at Sea or The Longest Passage on sv evi So Far

    9 days at Sea or The Longest Passage on sv evi So Far

    Those are the titles Luz and Jade chose for their writing about our passage in home school this morning. It was rough when we left Port Vila — all three kids went in their bunks and took naps. Jade and Luz first played their game “wall-leecloth” where one calls out “wall!”, and they both roll… Read more

  • Vanuatu fast and furious

    Vanuatu fast and furious

    We arrived in Port Resolution, on the island of Tanna, in Vanuatu, after 4 days of sailing from Fiji. We spent a week there while waiting for good weather to visit the active volcano of Mount Yasur. We started home schooling again, played soccer with local kids, hung out with our friends on SV Renard,… Read more

  • and, our other neighbors came to visit!

    and, our other neighbors came to visit!

    We have a pretty tight-knit neighborhood community back home. Thanks to Covid for that! Our neighbors Mary, Erik, Hannah & Simon bought tickets to come visit in Fiji before we left the States. 🙂 They also schlepped a lot of stuff for us, like home school textbooks and a new laptop to be used only… Read more

  • Our neighbors came to visit!

    Our neighbors came to visit!

    We had such a fabulous time with our neighbors Lynette, Sterling & Summer. Sterling is Jade’s BFF, and Jade has been counting down the days until Sterling arrived since we heard they had bought tickets. Luz and Summer had a blast playing together, too. We did a fascinating tour of the KokoMana chocolate farm and… Read more

  • Paradise (sortof!)

    Paradise (sortof!)

    We sailed overnight from Lakeba to Paradise Resort on the south side of Taveuni island. Riki caught a skipjack tuna trolling and gave it to the resort kitchen as a type of sevusevu. We had lunch and the kids had a swim in the pool. The wind picked up from the north and a mooring… Read more

  • Lakeba

    Lakeba

    We left the Bay of Islands in Vanua Balavu last Wednesday, together with SV Pangea, heading towards Fulaga in the Southern Lau group. We hoped to arrive the following day in Fulaga, but the wind was too strong (20+ knots) and from the wrong direction (on the nose) so we decided to stop in Lakeba.… Read more