the blog

  • Disneyrau

    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… Read more

  • Wade walk

    Watch Tomasi do the Wadewalk on the deck of Guava Jelly at anchor in Fiji.  Interesting how the background commentary sometimes matches his actions.  Enjoy the stroll. Read more

  • Fishin in Fiji

    Fishin in Fiji

    Whhiiiiirrrrrrzzzzzzeeeezzzziiiizzz….FISH ON! These moments come with various degrees of enthusiasm on Guava Jelly.  Usually we are trolling a line behind Guava, never too determined to catch anything but it just seems logical to try in the fish-rich Fijian waters.  By not determined I mean Ill put on any small rubber squidy as a lure, dump… Read more

  • Savusavu to Denerau

    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… Read more

  • Silly pics

    Some silly photos while sailing one day. Read more

  • Diwali, Dentist, and First Fever

    Diwali, Dentist, and First Fever

    We were in Savusavu for 2 weeks. We wanted to leave after 10 days, but it was rainy and grey with strong winds forecasted, so we postponed our departure. It seems that happens often on a sailboat–you plan to leave a certain day, but then the weather (or something else) causes you to change your… Read more