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  • 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

  • Wade on the winch

    Wade’s latest activity: cranking on the winch. Read more

  • Head Shaking

    Lately Wade has been shaking his head back and forth while making noise. He does it when he’s excited about something. Read more

  • Back to Savu Savu

    Back to Savu Savu

    We sailed back to Savu Savu. It took us 12 hours. We pulled up the anchor at 8:15 am, and motored into the harbor at 8 pm. It was dark & eerie trying to make out the boats and the empty mooring balls. Luckily Curly was waiting at the mooring ball for us, shining a… Read more