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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… Read more

Hi family, friends and blog followers (hello..are there any out there?). This is my first post as my Mom is usually the bloghog and my Papa is lazy with writing. Don’t misunderstand me..she is really great at chronicling our adventures aboard the mighty Guava Jelly for this year in Fiji and he is mostly just… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more